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     The Transport Department (TD) today (December 11) reminded the public that the following temporary traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on Prince Edward Road East (westbound) from 1.30am to 5.30am daily from December 16 to 20 (next Monday to Friday) to facilitate road works:
 
(A) Road closures
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     The following road sections will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic:
 

• Part of the traffic lanes of Prince Edward Road East (westbound) between Kowloon East Regional Police Headquarters and Trade and Industry Tower;
• The at-grade section of Prince Edward Road East (westbound) between Trade and Industry Tower and Olympic Garden;
• Part of the traffic lanes of the slip road leading from Choi Hung Road (southbound) to Prince Edward Road East (westbound);
• The slip road leading from Concorde Road to Prince Edward Road East (westbound) near Kai Tak Community Hall;
• The flyover leading from the at-grade section of Prince Edward Road East (westbound) to Ma Tau Chung Road (southbound) near Olympic Garden;
• The flyover leading from the at-grade section of Prince Edward Road East (westbound) to Argyle Street (westbound); and
• Part of the fast lane of Prince Edward Road East (eastbound) near Muk Lai Street.

 
(B) Traffic diversions
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• Affected vehicles on Prince Edward Road East (westbound) heading for Argyle Street will be diverted via the following routes:

1. The elevated section of Prince Edward Road East (westbound), Prince Edward Road West (westbound), Stirling Road (southbound), Argyle Street (eastbound), roundabout on Argyle Street and Argyle Street (westbound); or
2. Roundabout on Concorde Road, Olympic Avenue (westbound), Sung Wong Toi Road (eastbound), Sung Wong Toi Road (westbound), Ma Tau Chung Road (eastbound), roundabout on Argyle Street and Argyle Street (westbound).

 

• Affected vehicles on Prince Edward Road East (westbound) heading for Ma Tau Chung Road will be diverted via the following routes:

1. The elevated section of Prince Edward Road East (westbound), Prince Edward Road West (westbound), Stirling Road (southbound), Argyle Street (eastbound), roundabout on Argyle Street and Ma Tau Chung Road (westbound); or
2. Roundabout on Concorde Road, Olympic Avenue (westbound), Sung Wong Toi Road (eastbound), Sung Wong Toi Road (westbound), Ma Tau Chung Road (eastbound), roundabout on Argyle Street and Ma Tau Chung Road (westbound).

 
(C) Public transport arrangements
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     To facilitate road works, Citybus route No. N23 (Tung Chung bound), cross-harbour bus route No. N121 (Central bound), KMB route Nos. N216 (Hung Hom bound), N293 (Mong Kok bound) and 293S (Mei Foo bound), and Hong Kong Island green minibus overnight route No. 61 (Mong Kok bound) will be diverted and some of the stops will be suspended or relocated. Please visit the TD’s website for details (www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_78424.html).
 
(D) Suspension of metered parking spaces
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     Two metered parking spaces (Nos. 8259A and 8259B) on Stirling Road will be temporarily suspended.
     
     Appropriate traffic signs and road markings will be erected on site to guide motorists. The public transport operators will display notices informing passengers of the above temporary arrangements. The TD anticipates that the travelling time at the road sections concerned will be slightly lengthened due to the diversion arrangements. Motorists should exercise tolerance and patience.
     
     Members of the public are advised to plan their journeys in advance and allow sufficient travelling time to cater for unexpected delays, and stay alert to the latest traffic news through the media or the TD’s mobile application “HKeMobility” or website (www.td.gov.hk). read more

     An employee was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment and fined $2,500 at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts today (December 11) for violating the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department (LD).
      
     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on December 22, 2021, at a drainage work site in Chek Lap Kok. While conducting maintenance on an inspection chamber, a team of four workers and a foreman (namely the convicted employee) inhaled toxic gas successively. Two workers died, while the other two workers and the foreman were injured.
      
     The LD’s spokesman said, “The LD welcomes the court’s decision and believes the aforementioned sentences have a deterrent effect to remind employees to strictly comply with the requirements under safety legislation to safeguard the safety and health at work of himself and of other persons.” read more

     Hong Kong Customs detected three dangerous drugs cases in Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long; Yau Tong; and Hong Kong International Airport yesterday (December 10), and seized about 15 kilograms of suspected ketamine, 32.5kg of suspected cannabis buds, 2kg of gummy candies containing suspected tetrahydro-cannabinol (THC) and 234 vape sticks containing suspected THC, with a total estimated market value of about $15 million. Three persons suspected to be connected with the cases were arrested.

     In the first case, during an anti-narcotics operation conducted in the vicinity of Tsuen Wan yesterday morning, Customs intercepted a 30-year-old man and found about 350 grams of suspected cannabis buds and 30 vape sticks containing suspected THC inside a paper bag and rucksack carried by him. He was then arrested. Customs officers then escorted the man to an industrial unit nearby for a search and found about 6.6kg of suspected cannabis buds, 2kg of gummy candies containing suspected THC and 204 vape sticks containing suspected THC and a batch of drug packaging paraphernalia therein. Upon a follow-up investigation, the man was brought to a village house rented by him in Yuen Long for a search, and about 20.5kg of suspected cannabis buds were uncovered. About 27.5kg of suspected cannabis buds, 2kg of gummy candies containing suspected THC and 234 vape sticks containing suspected THC in total were seized in the operation.

     In the second case, through in-depth investigations and data analyses, Customs yesterday searched a mini-storage warehouse in Yau Tong. Upon searching, a total of about 5kg of suspected cannabis buds were found concealed in some pet food packages inside a batch of carton boxes. Afterwards, Customs arrested a 37-year-old man in Ngau Chi Wan suspected to be connected with the case.

     The third case involved a 31-year-old man who arrived in Hong Kong from Frankfurt, Germany, yesterday. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found 15kg of suspected ketamine wrapped by clothes in his check-in suitcase. He was subsequently arrested.

     The arrestee in the first case was charged with three counts of trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (December 12). The arrested man in the second case has been released on bail pending further investigation. An investigation of the third case is ongoing.

     Customs reminds members of the public that cannabis and THC are classified as dangerous drugs under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. Importation of products (including food or drinks) containing cannabis or THC into Hong Kong is prohibited unless the relevant provisions in the Ordinance are complied with. In order to avoid breaching the law inadvertently, special attention should be paid to the packaging labels of those products.

     Under the Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.

     Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

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     A spokesman for the Development Bureau (DEVB) said today (December 11) that, with the guidance and assistance of experts from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences a… read more

     The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (December 11) announced that the monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in November dropped to 0.6 per cent from 2 per cent in October, which rem… read more