Special traffic arrangements for Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair
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A. Pedestrianisation
The following roads will be pedestrianised from noon to 11.59pm on January 19, daily from 4pm to 11.59pm from January 20 to 23, and from 4pm on January 24 to 8am on the following day:
- Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
- East Point Road; and
- Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
B. Road closure
The following roads may be closed daily from 10am to 23.59pm from January 19 to 23:
- The access road of Electric Road to the car park of Park Towers between Yacht Street and Hing Fat Street, except for vehicles heading to Park Towers car park;
- Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs);
- The lay-by on Hing Fat Street near Lau Li Street;
- Lau Li Street between Hing Fat Street and Ngan Mok Street (parking meters and disabled parking spaces will not be affected); and
- If necessary, half lane of Electric Road between Gordon Road and Yacht Street will be closed to extend the pedestrian area.
The following roads may be closed daily from 4pm to 23.59pm from January 19 to 23:
- Sugar Street;
- Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Great George Street;
- Great George Street;
- Paterson Street;
- Cleveland Street;
- Northbound Gloucester Road between Great George Street and Tai Hang Road flyover (northbound Tai Hang flyover towards Central will remain open unless the crowd situation warrants the closure);
- Kingston Street; and
- Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Causeway Bay flyover.
The following roads may be closed daily from 4pm to 11.59pm on January 22 and 23:
- Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
- Jaffe Road east of Percival Street; and
- Cannon Street.
The following roads will be closed on January 24 by stages:
Stage 1 (from 10am or when necessary)
- Electric Road between Lau Li Street and Hing Fat Street, except for vehicles heading to Park Towers car park;
- Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
- The lay-by on Hing Fat Street near Lau Li Street;
- Lau Li Street between Hing Fat Street and Ngan Mok Street; and
- If necessary, half lane of Electric Road between Gordon Road and Yacht Street will be closed to extend the pedestrian area.
Stage 2 ]¡ from 4pm or when necessary^¡
- Sugar Street; and
- Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Great George Street.
Stage 3A ]¡ from 5pm or when necessary^¡
- Cleveland Street;
- Kingston Street;
- Paterson Street;
- Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and
- Jardine's Bazaar.
Stage 3B ]¡ from 7pm or when necessary, except for franchised buses, GMBs and trams^¡
- Eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and East Point Road;
- Yee Wo Street;
- The leftmost lane of Pennington Street between Irving Street and Yee Wo Street;
- Eastbound Causeway Road between King’s Road and Moreton Terrace;
- Westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine’s Bazaar and Percival Street; and
- Irving Street.
Stage 4A (from 8pm or when necessary)
- Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
- Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
- Cannon Street; and
- Shelter Street.
Stage 4B (from 9pm or when necessary)
- Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and the down ramp of Causeway Bay flyover;
- Tai Hang Road flyover;
- Northbound Causeway Bay flyover;
- If necessary, the leftmost lane of Causeway Road between Tung Lo Wan Road (eastern section) and Tung Lo Wan Road (western section); and
- If necessary, Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs.
C. Traffic diversions
Lau Li Street between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street will be re-routed one-way westbound with no access for public light buses from 5pm or when necessary on January 24.
The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 9pm or when necessary on January 24:
- Vehicles heading for southbound Tai Hang Road flyover will be diverted to eastbound Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King’s Road; and
- Vehicles heading for northbound Tai Hang Road flyover will be diverted to Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Leighton Road for Central and Western District direction.
D. Suspension of parking spaces
All car parks and vehicular accesses within the closed roads will be suspended until further notice.
All parking spaces in Hing Fat Street Car Park will be suspended from 10am on January 22 to 10am on January 25, except for disabled parking spaces.
All on-street public parking spaces at the following locations will be suspended from 2pm on January 24 to 8am the following day:
- The closed roads mentioned above;
- Tung Lo Wan Road;
- Lockhart Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street;
- Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street;
- Tsing Fung Street; and
- Lau Li Street.
E. Prohibition to learner drivers
Learner drivers cannot use the following roads from 4pm on January 24 to 8am the following day:
- Leighton Road;
- Tin Lok Lane;
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Eastern Hospital Road;
- Tai Hang Road north of Lai Tak Tsuen Road;
- Tung Lo Wan Road;
- Electric Road south of Gordon Road;
- Morrison Hill Road north of Queen's Road East;
- Hennessy Road;
- Yee Wo Street;
- Causeway Road;
- King's Road;
- Gloucester Road service road;
- Hing Fat Street;
- Westbound Tin Hau Temple Road west of Cloud View Road; and
- Eastbound Wan Chai Road.
Members of the public are advised to make use of public transport to go to the Fair.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precincts of special traffic arrangements may be towed away without prior warning or subjected to multiple ticketing.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Motorists are advised to drive with care and patience and follow the instructions of the Police on site.
Ends/Friday, January 17, 2020
Issued at HKT 18:24
Issued at HKT 18:24
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