Police will implement crowd safety management measures and special traffic arrangements from February 12 to February 26 to facilitate worshippers visiting the Wong Tai Sin Temple during the Lunar New Year period. Police reminded members of the public to observe regulations on group gatherings and mask wearing in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Crowd safety management measures
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Crowd safety management measures will be put into force daily between 7am and 7pm from February 12 to February 26. Police will set up queuing areas at Wong Tai Sin Temple Court and Wong Tai Sin Square. If necessary, Wong Tai Sin Public Transport Terminus Car Park will also be used as queuing area to relieve the crowding of worshippers.
Should the temple be overcrowded, a ‘tidal flow system’ will be carried out and police officers will direct worshippers to enter the Temple in batches. Worshippers are urged to follow the advice given by police officers and take extra care of their personal belongings as well as their young children and elderly companions and in handling joss stick.
Special traffic arrangements
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The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented daily between 7am and 7pm from February 12 to 21:
– Shatin Pass Road between Lung Cheung Road and Fung Tak Road will be closed, except for green minibuses;
– The unnamed road connecting Wong Tai Sin Road and Wong Tai Sin Temple will be closed, except for coaches, vehicles with valid monthly parking ticket, designated vehicles entering and leaving the emergency access of Sha Tin to Central Link, and vehicles of Sik Sik Yuen; and
– Vehicles cannot park or wait at Wong Tai Sin Road between Shatin Pass Road and Nga Chuk Street, except for taxi passengers alighting at the temporary taxi drop-off point at Wong Tai Sin Road westbound.
Wong Tai Sin Public Transport Terminus Car Park will be closed from 7pm on February 11 to 12.01am on February 22. Subject to the prevailing situation, the aforesaid car park may be temporarily reopened during the period from February 17 to 7pm on February 19.
Police will continue traffic enforcement action during the Lunar New Year period, including issuing fixed penalty tickets or towing away illegally parked vehicles without prior warning.
Actual implementation of the crowd safety management measures and traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the area. Members of the public are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of police on site.
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