Special traffic arrangements during Lunar New Year

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  Police will implement special traffic arrangements in various districts to facilitate the public to celebrate the festive season.

Hong Kong Island
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     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented by phases on February 9, until the roads are safe for re-opening:

A.    Roads closure

     The following roads will be closed:

From 8am onwards:

– Electric Road between Lau Li Street and Hing Fat Street, except for vehicles accessing to Park Towers car park;
– Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs);
– Lau Li Street between Hing Fat Street and Ngan Mok Street; and
– Part of the traffic lanes of Electric Road between Gordon Road and Yacht Street.

From 4pm onwards:

– Sugar Street; and
– Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Great George Street.

From 5pm onwards:

– Cleveland Street;
– Paterson Street;
– Kingston Street;
– Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and
– Jardine’s Bazaar.

From 7pm onwards, 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.

From 8pm onwards:

– Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
– Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
– Cannon Street; and
-  Shelter Street.

From 9pm onwards:

– The leftmost lane of westbound Causeway Road between King’s Road (near Queen’s College) and Tung Lo Wan Road (near St. Paul’s Convent School);
– Southbound Gloucester Road between the down ramp of Victoria Park Road Flyover and Causeway Road;
– Southbound Tai Hang Road Flyover;
– Northbound Causeway Bay Flyover; and
– Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs.

B.    Traffic diversions

     In connection with the road closure as mentioned above, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

From 5pm onwards:

     Lau Li Street between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street will be re-routed one-way westbound and closed to public light buses.

From 9pm onwards:

– 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 to Central will be diverted to Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Leighton Road.

C.    Pedestrian precincts

     The following road section will be designated as pedestrian precinct from 4pm on February 9 to 7am of the following day:

– Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
– East Point Road; and
– Great George Street west of Paterson Street.

D.    Prohibition to learner drivers
 
     Learner drivers cannot use the following roads from 4pm on February 9 to 8am of 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.

E.    Suspension of parking spaces and car parks

     All on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 2pm on February 9 to 8am of the following day:

– Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street;
– Lau Li Street between Hing Fat Street and Ngan Mok Street;
– Electric Road between Gordon Street and Yacht Street;
– Tung Lo Wan Road;
– Lockhart Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street; and
– Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street.

     All parking spaces at Hing Fat Street Public Car Park will be suspended from 8am on February 9 to 8am of the following day, except for disabled parking spaces.

     During the road closure period, all vehicles will not be permitted to enter or leave the car parks at the above closed area, until the roads are safe for re-opening.

F.    Suspension of Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange

     Tin Hau Station Public Transport Interchange will be suspended from 6pm on February 9.

Kowloon
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(1)    Wong Tai Sin Morse Park

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 5pm on February 9 to 7am of the following day:

A.    Road closure

– The eastern egress of Ching Tak Street public light bus and taxi stands near Wong Tai Sin Government Primary School will be closed. Vehicles will be required to use the western egress and turn left to westbound Ching Tak Street for leaving; and
– Depending on traffic conditions, Ching Tak Street between Lung Cheung Road and Tung Tau Tsuen Road may be closed, vehicles will be diverted to Shatin Pass Road or Junction Road.

B.    Traffic Control

– The Police will implement no-stopping restriction in the vicinity of Morse Park No. 3 including Ching Tak Street, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Shatin Pass Road, Fung Mo Street, Fu Mei Street, Wang Tau Hom East Road, Wang Tau Hom South Road and Wang Tau Hom Central Road; and
– Depending on traffic conditions, vehicles may be prohibited to turn left from westbound Lung Cheung Road to southbound Ching Tak Street and southbound Fung Mo Street, vehicles will be diverted to Lung Yin Road.

(2)    Wong Tai Sin Temple

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from February 9 to February 26 to facilitate traffic and crowd control at Wong Tai Sin Temple during
the Lunar New Year:

A.    Road closure

     The following roads will be closed from 7am on February 9 to 00.01am on February 26:

– Shatin Pass Road between Lung Cheung Road and Fung Tak Road, except for GMBs and designated vehicles; and
– The unnamed road connecting Wong Tai Sin Temple and Wong Tai Sin Road, except for designated vehicles.

B.    Traffic Control

     All vehicles will be prohibited from parking or waiting at Wong Tai Sin Road (both directions) between Shatin Pass Road and Nga Chuk Street from 7am on February 9 to 00.01 am on February 26.

C.    Suspension of Car Park

     Wong Tai Sin Car Park will be suspended from 00.01am on February 9 to 11.59pm on February 13 and from 00.01am on February 23 to 11.59pm on February 25.

(3)    Cheung Sha Wan

     All metered parking spaces in Hang Cheung Street will be suspended from 8am on February 7 to 7am on February 10.

(4)    Sham Shui Po

     Depending on traffic and crowd conditions, the following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 11am to noon on February 11:

A.    Road closure

     The following roads will be closed:

– Wong Chuk Street between Yu Chau Street and Cheung Sha Wan Road;
– Apliu Street between Nam Cheong Street and Wong Chuk Street;
– Southbound Nam Cheong Street between Cheung Sha Wan Road and Hai Tan Street;
– Hai Tan Street between Nam Cheong Street and Boundary Street;
– Boundary Street between Hai Tan Street and Yee Kuk Street;
– Yee Kuk Street between Boundary Street and Shek Kip Mei Street; and
– Shek Kip Mei Street between Yee Kuk Street and Apliu Street.

B.    Traffic diversions

     Vehicles heading for southbound Nam Cheong Street and southbound Shek Kip Mei Street will be diverted via southbound Yen Chow Street and eastbound Lai Chi Kok Road.

(5)    Mong Kok Fa Hui Park

     The following parking spaces will be suspended from 8am on February 8 to 8am on February 10:

– Metered parking spaces on Tong Yam Street (meter no. 9607 and 9608);
– All metered and motorcycle parking spaces on Duke Street between Embankment Road and Knight Street;
– All motorcycle parking spaces on Knight Street near its junction with Duke Street;
– Metered parking space on Belfran Road (meter no. 13413); and
– All metered parking spaces on Lincoln Road between Cumberland Road and Waterloo Road.

(6)    Kwun Tong Recreation Ground

A.    Road closure

     Kai Lim Road will be closed from 8pm on February 7 to 4am of the following day, from 3pm on February 8 to 4am of the following day, and from 3pm on February 9 to 4am of the following day.

     Fuk Ning Road and Fuk Tong Road will be closed from 3pm on February 8 to 4am of the following day and from 3pm on February 9 to 4am of the following day.

B.    Suspension of parking spaces

     The metered parking spaces, motorcycle parking spaces and disabled parking space on Kai Lim Road will be suspended from 8am on February 7 to 4am on February 10.

(7)    Kwun Tong Hoi Bun Road

A.    Suspension of pick-up/drop-off area

     The general pick-up/drop-off area on westbound Hoi Bun Road near D J Building will be suspended from 10am to 10pm on February 11.

B.    Suspension of parking spaces

     The following parking spaces will be suspended from 10am to 10pm on February 11:
– The metered, motorcycle and disabled parking spaces on westbound Hoi Bun Road near Hoi Bun Road Park; and
– The metered parking spaces on westbound Hoi Bun Road near D J Building.

New Territories
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(1)    Tsuen Wan

A.    Road closure

     The following roads will be closed from 3pm to 5am of the following day daily on February 8 and February 9:

– Kai Hong Close;
– Kai Chi Close; and
– Hoi Pa Street between its junction with Lo Tak Court and Tai Ho Road.

B.    Suspension of parking spaces

     The motorcycle parking spaces at Kai Hong Close will be suspended from 3pm to 5am of the following day daily on February 8 and February 9.

(2)    Sheung Shui

A.    Pedestrian precincts

    The following road sections will be designated as pedestrian precincts from 11am to 7pm daily on February 8 and February 9:

– San Kung Street; and
– San Hong Street between Tsun Fu Street and Fu Hing Street.

    During the implementation of the pedestrian precincts, all vehicles will be prohibited from entering the above roads, except for vehicles with permit.

B.    Road closure

    To facilitate the Lunar New Year Fair at Shek Wu Hui in Sheung Shui, the following roads will be closed from 6pm on February 9 to 4am of the following day, except for vehicles with permit:

– San Lok Street, except for access to Pearl Vista;
– San Tsoi Street; and
– Fu Hing Street between San Hong Street and San Tsoi Street.

C.    Suspension of parking spaces

– The metered parking spaces (meter no. 25343A/B, 25342 A/B, 25341A and 25344B) at San Hong Street will be suspended from 11am to 7pm daily on February 8 and February 9; and
– The motorcycle parking spaces on San Lok Street will be suspended from 6pm on February 9 to 4am of the following day.

(3)    Tuen Mun

A.    Road closure

     The following roads will be intermittently closed from 6pm to 3am of the following day on February 8 and 6pm to 7am of the following day on February 9, except for vehicles with permit:

– Tin Hau Road;
– San Hop Lane;
– Hung Cheung Road from its junction with Tin Hau Road to its southern junction with San Ping Circuit;
– Southbound Hung Cheung Road between its northern and southern junction with San Ping Circuit;
– San On Street from its southern junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 50 metres north of the same junction; and
– Hing Wong Street from its junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 50 metres north of the same junction.

B.    Cycle tracks closure

     The cycle track along the western riverside of Tuen Mun River Channel between Pui To Road and Yau Oi Bridge will be closed from 6pm to 3am of the following day on February 8 and 6pm to 7am of the following day on February 9.

C.    Traffic diversions

     The following traffic diversions will be intermittently implemented from 6pm to 3am of the following day on February 8 and 6pm to 7am of the following day on February 9, except for vehicles with permit:

– Traffic along Yip Wong Road cannot turn to northbound Tin Hau Road;
– Traffic along southbound Tin Hau Road cannot turn to Hung Cheung Road; and
– Hung Cheung Road between its northern and southern junction with San Ping Circuit will be re-routed one-way northbound.

D.    Suspension parking spaces

     The overnight on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 8pm to 3am of the following day on February 8 and 8pm to 7am of the
following day on February 9, except for vehicles with permit:

– Tin Hau Road; and
– Hung Cheung Road from its junction with Tin Hau Road to its southern junction with San Ping Circuit.

(4) Kwai Tsing

     The metered parking spaces and disabled parking spaces at Ko Fong Street will be suspended from 2pm on February 8 to 8am on February 10.

(5)    Tai Po

     The cycle track on Ting Kok Road between Ting Tai Road and On Chee Road will be closed from 6pm on February 9 to 6am on February 10.

(6)    Sha Tin

     The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 6pm on February 8 to 3am of the following day and 6pm on February 9 to 5am of the following day, except for vehicles with permit:

– Fung Shun Street between Wo Che Street and Tak Hau Street will be re-routed one-way northbound, vehicles will be diverted via eastbound Tak Hau Street, southbound Yuen Wo Road and westbound Wo Che Street; and
– Traffic along Tak Hau Street cannot go straight to Sha Tin Sports Ground Carpark.

(7) Tseung Kwan O

     The parking spaces on Wan Lung Road will be suspended from 7am on February 8 to 7am on February 10.

(8) Land Crossings

     24-hour passenger clearance service at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point will be provided from 6.30am on February 9 to midnight on February 14.

     The following special land crossing arrangements will be implemented from midnight on February 10 to 6.30am on February 14:

– Only cross-boundary private cars issued with permits for the Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang Control Point are allowed to cross the Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang Control Point; and
– Cross-boundary private cars issued with permits for the Control Points of Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang, Shenzhen Bay, Man Kam To and Sha Tau Kok can use the Shenzhen Bay Port.

     Police will continue traffic enforcement action during the Lunar New Year period. All vehicles parked illegally during the implementation of the above special traffic arrangements will be towed away without prior warning, and may be subject to multiple ticketing.  

     Actual implementation of traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Members of the public are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.

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