Police will implement special traffic arrangements in Causeway Bay and Tin Hau to facilitate the holding of the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo in Victoria Park from December 16, 2023 to January 8, 2024.
A. Road Closure
Depending on the traffic and crowd conditions, the following road closures may be implemented partially or at the same time from 4pm to 10pm daily between December 16, 2023 and January 8, 2024, except for vehicles with permit:
(I)
– Southbound Gloucester Road between Kingston Street and
Causeway Road; and
– Sugar Street.
(II)
– Northbound Gloucester Road between Kingston Street and
Causeway Road, except for northbound traffic from Tai Hang Road Flyover; and
– Sugar Street.
(III)
– Great George Street;
– Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; and
– Westbound Kingston Street between northbound Gloucester Road and Paterson Street.
(IV)
– Cleveland Street;
– Kingston Street; and
– Paterson Street between westbound Gloucester Road and Kingston Street.
(V)
– Hing Fat Street will be intermittently closed, except for franchised buses and green minibuses;
– Electric Road between Yacht Street and Hing Fat Street will be intermittently closed, except for taxis and vehicles accessing Park Towers;
– Lau Li Street between Hing Fat Street and Ngan Mok Street will be intermittently closed; and
– The lay-by at northbound Hing Fat Street near Tsing Fung Street.
B. Traffic Diversions
In connection with the above-mentioned road closure arrangements, the following traffic diversions may be implemented partially or at the same time:
(I)
– Traffic along Victoria Park Road Flyover will be diverted to westbound Gloucester Road; and
– Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot enter Sugar Street.
(II)
– Traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover cannot turn left to westbound Kingston Street; and
– Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot enter Sugar Street.
(III)
– Traffic along southbound Paterson Street will be diverted to eastbound Kingston Street; and
– Traffic along southbound Cleveland Street will be diverted to eastbound Kingston Street.
(IV)
Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road cannot enter Cleveland Street and Paterson Street.
(V)
Traffic along Causeway Road cannot enter Hing Fat Street.
C. Implementation of Pedestrianisation
During the holding of the above event, the following roads will be pedestrianised daily from 4pm to midnight on weekdays, and from noon to midnight on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays:
– Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
– East Point Road; and
– Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
D. Suspension of parking spaces
The Hing Fat Street public car park (except the disabled parking spaces) will be suspended during the following periods, except for vehicles with permit:
– From 8am to 8.59pm daily between December 13 and 15, 2023; – From 8am to 7.59pm daily between December 16, 2023 and January 7, 2024;
– From 8am to 11.59pm on January 8, 2024; and
– From 8am to 8.59pm daily on January 9, 2024.
During the road closure period, vehicles may not be allowed to access or leave car parks at Great George Street and Park Lane Hotel.
Vehicles found illegally parked within the precincts mentioned above will be towed away without prior warning, and may be subject to multiple ticketing.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the area. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
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