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Police will implement special traffic arrangements tomorrow (July 1) to facilitate public meeting and public procession held on Hong Kong Island.
Participants are requested to take part in the public event in accordance to the arrangements agreed by the organiser and Police. They are also requested to adhere to directions given by the event marshals or Police.
As it is anticipated that the traffic in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, and Central will be extremely busy, members of the public who wish to go to these areas are urged to make use of public transport. Motorists are also advised to take heed of traffic signs and follow the instruction of police at scene.
Special traffic arrangements are as follows:
(A) Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 1pm or when necessary:
- southbound Gloucester Road U-turn slip road to northbound Gloucester Road near junction with Sugar Street;
- Sugar Street;
- Great George Street;
- a section of Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street;
- westbound Kingston Street;
- a section of southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park flyover and Causeway Road;
- Cleveland Street;
- eastbound Kingston Street; and
- a section of Paterson Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street.
The following roads will be closed from 2.15pm or when necessary:
- Jardine's Bazaar;
- Tang Lung Street;
- a section of Canal Road East between Russell Street and Hennessy Road;
- a section of Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
- a section of Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road; and
- a section of Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road.
The following roads will be closed from 2.30pm or when necessary:
- westbound Causeway Road;
- Moreton Terrace;
- Shelter Street;
- a slip road leading from eastbound Yee Wo Street to westbound Causeway Road;
- Irving Street;
- a section of Pennington Street between Keswick Street and Yee Wo Street;
- westbound Yee Wo Street;
- westbound Hennessy Road;
- a section of Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
- Kai Chiu Road;
- a section of Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
- a section of Percival Street between Lockhart Road and Hennessy Road;
- a slip road leading from eastbound Johnston Road to westbound Hennessy Road;
- a section of Thomson Road between Johnston Road and Luard Road;
- a section of Luard Road between Johnston Road and Hennessy Road;
- a section of Fenwick Street between Hennessy Road and Johnston Road;
- a section of southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park flyover and Causeway Road;
- a section of westbound Johnston Road between Ship Street and Hennessy Road except tram service; and
- a section of eastbound Johnston Road between Landale Street and Hennessy Road except tram service.
The following roads will be closed from 3pm or when necessary:
- a section of westbound Queensway between Queen¡¯s Road East and Rodney Street;
- eastbound Queensway;
- a section of westbound Harcourt Road between Harcourt Garden carpark exit and Cotton Tree Drive;
- a section of eastbound Harcourt Road between Tim Wa Avenue and Tim Mei Avenue;
- southbound Tim Wa Avenue except for vehicles to Central Government Offices;
- a section of southbound Edinburgh Place between Lung Wo Road and Connaught Road Central;
- Rodney Street;
- Drake Street;
- Tamar Street;
- southbound Cotton Tree Drive slip road leading to eastbound Queensway;
- northbound Garden Road slip road leading to eastbound Queensway;
- first and second right lanes of Murray Road between Lambeth Walk and Queensway;
- a section of eastbound Des Voeux Road Central between Pedder Street and Queensway; and
- a section of northbound Ice House Street between Queen¡¯s Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central.
The following roads will be closed from 6pm or when necessary:
- a section of Queen¡¯s Road Central between Pedder Street and Possession Street;
- a section of Queen¡¯s Road West between Possession Street and Chiu Kwong Street;
- southbound Western Street;
- a section of Chiu Kwong Street between Queen¡¯s Road West and Des Voeux Road West; and
- a section of Des Voeux Road West between Western Street and Water Street will be intermittently closed.
The following roads will be closed at any time when necessary:
- Yacht Street;
- a section of Lau Li Street between Ngan Mok Street and Hing Fat Street;
- a section of Electric Road between Lau Sin Street and Tsing Fung Street;
- a section of Lau Sin Street between the cul-de-sac outside Park Tower and Hing Fat Street;
- a section of Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street;
- a section of northbound Tai Hang Road flyover between a slip road to Tung Lo Wan Road and westbound Victoria Park Road; and
- a section of southbound Percival Street between Gloucester Road service road and Lockhart Road.
(B) Traffic Diversion
The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 1pm or when necessary:
- traffic along southbound Gloucester Road cannot turn right to the U-turn slip road leading to northbound Gloucester Road;
- traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot turn left to Sugar Street;
- traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road flyover cannot turn left to westbound Kingston Street;
- traffic along Victoria Park Road flyover must travel to westbound Gloucester Road service road;
- traffic along southbound Victoria Park Road and westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn to Cleveland Street;
- traffic along southbound Paterson Street must turn left to eastbound Kingston Street;
- traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn to Paterson Street; and
- traffic along southbound Cleveland Street cannot turn right to westbound Kingston Street.
The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 2.15pm or when necessary:
- traffic along northbound Pennington Street cannot turn left to Jardine's Bazaar;
- traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
- traffic along westbound Russell Street must turn left at the junction with Canal Road East;
- traffic along northbound Canal Road West near the junction with Sharp Street West will be diverted to the up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
- traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West will be diverted to the up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
- traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West cannot turn left to northbound Bowrington Road;
- traffic along northbound Bowrington Road must turn right to eastbound Sharp Street West;
- traffic along eastbound Wan Chai Road must turn right to southbound Morrison Hill Road;
- traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn left to southbound Cleveland Street;
- traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn left to southbound Paterson Street;
- traffic along the slip road leading from westbound Victoria Park Road to Gloucester Road service road must turn right before the junction with Cleveland Street; and
- traffic along southbound Victoria Park flyover must turn right to Gloucester Road service road.
The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 2.30pm or when necessary:
- traffic from westbound King's Road must turn left to southbound Tung Lo Wan Road, or turn right to northbound Hing Fat Street;
- traffic along westbound Tung Lo Wan Road cannot turn right to Moreton Terrace;
- traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot turn right to southbound Tung Lo Wan Road or westbound Leighton Road;
- traffic along northbound Tung Lo Wan Road cannot enter Irving Street and must turn left to westbound Leighton Road;
- traffic along northbound Pennington Street must turn right to Keswick Street;
- traffic along northbound Yun Ping Road must turn left to westbound Lan Fong Road;
- traffic along westbound Leighton Road must turn left to Wong Nai Chung Road except franchised bus;
- traffic along southbound Percival Street must turn left or right to eastbound or westbound Lockhart Road;
- traffic along eastbound Lockhart Road cannot turn right to southbound Percival Street;
- traffic along northbound Tin Lok Lane cannot turn left to westbound Hennessy Road;
- traffic along southbound Stewart Road cannot right to westbound Hennessy Road;
- traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to westbound Hennessy Road;
- traffic along southbound Fleming Road cannot turn right to westbound Hennessy Road;
- traffic along northbound Fleming Road cannot turn left to westbound Hennessy Road;
- traffic along southbound Fenwick Street must turn left to eastbound Hennessy Road;
- traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road cannot turn right to southbound Fenwick Street;
- traffic along northbound Tai Wong Street East must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road;
- traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to Thomson Road;
- traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to Thomson Road;
- traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to northbound Luard Road;
- traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to northbound Luard Road;
- traffic along westbound Johnston Road must turn left to southbound Ship Street; and
- traffic along northbound Landale Street must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road.
The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 3pm or when necessary:
- traffic along eastbound Des Voeux Road Central must turn left to northbound Pedder Street;
- traffic along westbound Queen¡¯s Road Central cannot turn right to northbound Ice House Street;
- traffic along northbound Ice House Street must turn left to westbound Queen¡¯s Road Central;
- traffic along southbound Murray Road cannot turn to eastbound Queensway;
- traffic along Garden Road flyover must turn left to Cotton Tree Drive;
- traffic along westbound Harcourt Road outside Harcourt Garden carpark exit will be diverted to Harcourt Road leading to westbound Harcourt Road flyover;
- traffic along eastbound Harcourt Road must turn right to southbound Cotton Tree Drive;
- traffic along northbound Cotton Tree Drive will be diverted to northbound Tim Wa Avenue;
- traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot turn to Tim Wa Avenue except heading for Central Government Offices; and
- traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot turn to southbound Edinburgh Place.
The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 6pm or when necessary:
- traffic along northbound Wyndham street must turn left to westbound Wellington Street;
- traffic along Des Voeux Road Central cannot turn left to Queen Victoria Street or Jubilee Street;
- traffic along Queen Street must turn right to Ko Shing Street;
- traffic along eastbound Hollywood Road cannot turn left to Lok Ku Road;
- traffic along southbound Morrison Street must turn left to Jervois Street;
- traffic along Po Yan Street cannot turn to New Street;
- traffic along southbound Eastern Street cannot turn right to Queen¡¯s Road West;
- traffic along northbound Centre Street cannot turn left to Queen¡¯s Road West; and
- traffic along westbound Connaught Road West cannot turn left to Western Street.
The following traffic diversions will be implemented at any time when necessary:
- traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road flyover must go straight to northbound Victoria Park Road flyover leading to westbound Gloucester Road;
- traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn left to southbound Percival Street;
- traffic along eastbound Causeway Road cannot turn left to northbound Hing Fat Street; and
- traffic along westbound King's Road cannot turn right to northbound Hing Fat Street.
(C) Suspension of bus stops
All bus stops along the closed roads, except Queen¡¯s Road Central between Pedder Street and Possession Street, Queen¡¯s Road West between Possession Street and Chiu Kwong Street, southbound Western Street, Chiu Kwong Street between Queen¡¯s Road West and Des Voeux Road West, and Des Voeux Road West between Western Street and Water Street, will be suspended from 2.30pm until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are re-opened.
All bus stops along Queen¡¯s Road Central between Garden Road and Possession Street, Queen¡¯s Road West between Possession Street and Chiu Kwong Street, and the bus stop and tram stop along Des Voeux Road West outside Kwan Yick Phase III will be suspended from 6pm until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are re-opened.
Subject to crowd situation at Hing Fat Street and the vicinity, the bus and green minibus terminus underneath Park Tower will be suspended from 12noon until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are re-opened.
(D) Suspension of public light bus (PLB) and taxi stands
All PLB stands and taxi stands along the closed roads, except Queen¡¯s Road Central between Pedder Street and Possession Street, Queen¡¯s Road West between Possession Street and Chiu Kwong Street, southbound Western Street, Chiu Kwong Street between Queen¡¯s Road West and Des Voeux Road West, and Des Voeux Road West between Western Street and Water Street, will be suspended from 2.30pm until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are re-opened.
The taxi stand along northbound Pedder Street will be suspended from 6 pm until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are re-opened.
(E) Suspension of on-street parking spaces
All metered and non-metered on-street parking spaces along Tung Lo Wan Road and Upper Albert Road will be suspended from 12.30pm to 8pm.
(F) Suspension of carparks
The parking spaces of Victoria Park Public Carpark on Hing Fat Street, except the disabled parking spaces, will be suspended from 12noon to 6pm.
All public and private carparks along the closed roads, except Queen¡¯s Road Central between Pedder Street and Possession Street, Queen¡¯s Road West between Possession Street and Chiu Kwong Street, southbound Western Street, Chiu Kwong Street between Queen¡¯s Road West and Des Voeux Road West, and Des Voeux Road West between Western Street and Water Street, may be suspended from 1pm until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are re-opened.
If necessary, carparks along Queen¡¯s Road Central between Garden Road and Possession Street as well as along Queen¡¯s Road West between Possession Street and Western Street may also be closed at short notice.
Vehicles may not be permitted to leave or enter these carparks during the road closure period.
(G) Suspension of Tram Stops
Tram stops at both bounds of Causeway Road will be suspended from 2.30pm until the crowd has dispersed; and if necessary, tram stops along both bounds of Yee Wo Street near Paterson Street will be suspended from 2.30pm.
After arriving Central Government Offices, participants are advised to leave through the following routes:
- to Admiralty via Tim Mei Avenue and Citic Tower footbridge;
- to Wan Chai via Tim Mei Avenue and Lung Wui Road;
- to Central Pier via Tim Mei Avenue, Legislative Council Road, Tamar Park and Lung Wo Road;
- to Admiralty via Tim Mei Avenue, Legislative Council Road, Tamar Park and Harcourt Road footbridge; or
- to Admiralty via escalators of Central Government Offices and Citic Tower footbridge.
Police Report No.141
Ends/Saturday, June 30, 2012
Issued at HKT 12:49
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