Crowd safety management measures and special traffic arrangements for drone show in Tsim Sha Tsui East
Police will implement crowd safety management measures and special traffic arrangements tomorrow (July 20) to facilitate the drone show to be held in Tsim Sha Tsui East.
Crowd safety management measures
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As a large number of people is expected and given that "A Symphony of Lights" will be performed immediately after the drone show, crowd management measures may be implemented at the Tsim Sha Tsui East waterfront area depending on the crowd conditions to maintain public order and safety.
Members of the public are advised to exercise patience and tolerance, follow the instructions of the Police on site, and take heed of directional signs and announcement at scene.
Special traffic arrangements
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The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented by phases, until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are safe for re-opening:
A. Road closures
The following roads will be closed, except for vehicles with permit:
Phase I (from 5.30pm onwards)
– Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Hung Lok Road;
– Hung Hom Bypass between Metropolis Drive and Salisbury Road;
– Salisbury Road between Cheong Wan Road and Chatham Road South;
– Salisbury Road underpass;
– Hong Wan Path;
– Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road;
– Granville Square;
– Mody Lane; and
– Mody Square.
Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus will be suspended.
Phase II (from 6.30pm onwards)
– Southbound Chatham Road South between Cameron Road and Salisbury Road;
– Northbound Chatham Road South between Prat Avenue and Salisbury Road;
– Southbound Nathan Road between Kimberly Road and Granville Road;
– Nathan Road between Granville Road and Salisbury Road;
– Carnarvon Road between Nathan Road and Humphreys Avenue;
– Southbound Kowloon Park Drive between Canton Road and Salisbury Road;
– Eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Chatham Road South;
– Westbound Salisbury Road between Star Ferry Bus Terminus and Chatham Road South;
– Hanoi Road;
– Bristol Avenue;
– Mody Road;
– Blenheim Road;
– Minden Avenue;
– Minden Row;
– Haiphong Road;
– Lock Road;
– Hankow Road;
– Ashley Road;
– Ichang Street;
– Peking Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Nathan Road; and
– Middle Road.
Star Ferry Bus Terminus will be suspended.
B. Traffic diversions
In connection with the road closure as mentioned above, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:
Phase I (from 5.30pm onwards)
– Traffic along southbound Hung Hom Road will be diverted via Hung Hom Bypass to Cheong Tung Road South roundabout;
– Traffic along eastbound Metropolis Drive cannot turn right to southbound Hung Hom Bypass;
– Traffic along southbound Hung Hom Bypass must turn right to westbound Metropolis Drive;
– Traffic along southbound Salisbury Road near Hong Chong Road will be diverted to Tsim Sha Tsui East direction;
– Traffic along Science Museum Road cannot enter Mody Road;
– Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South cannot turn left to eastbound Mody Road;
– Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South cannot turn left to eastbound Salisbury Road;
– Traffic along eastbound Mody Road must turn left to northbound Chatham Road South;
– Traffic along eastbound Salisbury Road must turn left to northbound Chatham Road South; and
– Traffic along Granville Road between Science Museum Road and Chatham Road South will be re-routed one-way eastbound.
Phase II (from 6.30pm onwards)
– Franchised buses and green minibuses travelling along southbound Chatham Road South must turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
– Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South must turn right to Cameron Road;
– Traffic along southbound Nathan Road must turn left to Kimberley Road;
– Traffic along westbound Granville Road must turn right to northbound Nathan Road;
– Traffic along southbound Canton Road cannot enter southbound Kowloon Park Drive;
– Traffic along southbound Canton Road cannot enter Haiphong Road;
– Traffic along eastbound Salisbury Road must turn left to northbound Kowloon Park Drive; and
– Traffic along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn right to Peking Road.
C. Suspension of parking spaces and pick-up/drop-off areas
All on-street parking spaces along the closed road area in Tsim Sha Tsui will be suspended from noon to 11pm.
The non-franchised bus pick-up/drop-off points on westbound Salisbury Road opposite to Wing On Plaza will be suspended from 3.30pm, until the roads are safe for re-opening.
The taxi stands, taxi pick-up/drop-off points and public light bus stands within the closed road area in Tsim Sha Tsui will be suspended during the road closure period, until the roads are safe for re-opening.
D. Suspension of landing steps
Tsim Sha Tsui landing step Nos. 1, 2 and 5 will be suspended from 2pm, until the roads are safe for re-opening.
E. Suspension of car parks
Vehicles parked in all car parks within the closed road area in Tsim Sha Tsui cannot enter or leave the carparks from 5.30pm, until the roads are safe for re-opening.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precincts mentioned above will be towed away without prior warning, and may be subject to multiple ticketing.
According to the event organiser, the recommended viewing locations for the drone show are the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade near the Tsim Sha Tsui East area, as well as part of the traffic lanes of eastbound Salisbury Road after the road closures. The buildings near the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Hong Kong Museum of Art in the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront area may block the view of the show. Members of the public are advised to plan their journey early and allow for additional traveling time to avoid delays.
Members of the public are advised to use public transport to access the above areas. They should pay attention to the latest event arrangements announced by the organiser and the latest weather news released by the Hong Kong Observatory. Actual implementation of the crowd safety management measures and 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.
If the cancellation of the drone show is announced by the organiser, the above-mentioned crowd safety management measures and special traffic arrangements will not be implemented.
