Abolition of Sai Yeung Choi Street South pedestrian precinct in Mong Kok

     A spokesman for the Transport Department (TD) said today (July 20) that the pedestrian precinct at the following road sections in Mong Kok will be abolished with effect from August 4:
     
(a) the section of Sai Yeung Choi Street South between Argyle Street and Shantung Street;
(b) the section of Sai Yeung Choi Street South between Shantung Street and Dundas Street;
(c) the section of Nelson Street between Sai Yeung Choi Street South and Fa Yuen Street; and
(d) the section of Soy Street between Sai Yeung Choi Street South and Fa Yuen Street.

     A notice was published in the Gazette today. The TD will arrange the removal of the traffic signs of the prohibited zones concerned and will also adjust traffic light signals to tie in with the re-opening of the roads.

     The spokesman said that after the abolition of the Sai Yeung Choi Street South pedestrian precinct in Mong Kok, the TD will continue to monitor the traffic conditions and pedestrian flow of the roads in the vicinity and will appropriately implement traffic control and improvement measures at the road sections concerned when necessary.