Police will implement special traffic arrangements in Tsim Sha Tsui on February 10 (Saturday) to facilitate members of the public to watch the International Chinese New Year Night Parade.
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 closure
The following roads will be closed, except for vehicles with permit:
Phase I (from 3.30pm to 11.45pm)
– Southbound Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road;
– The fast lane of southbound Kowloon Park Drive between Peking Road and Salisbury Road;
– Ashley Road between Haiphong Road and Peking Road;
– Hankow Road between Haiphong Road and Middle Road;
– Lock Road;
– Northbound Nathan Road between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road;
– Southbound Nathan Road between Granville Road and Salisbury Road;
– Westbound Kimberley Road between Carnarvon Road and Nathan Road;
– Cameron Lane;
– Eastbound Cameron Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road;
– Haiphong Road;
– Humphreys Avenue;
– Ichang Street;
– Mody Road between Nathan Road and Bristol Avenue;
– Peking Road between Ashley Road and Nathan Road;
– Peking Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive;
– Middle Road between Hankow Road and Salisbury Road;
– Eastbound Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive;
– The second, third and fourth left lane of eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Hankow Road;
– Eastbound Salisbury Road between Hankow Road and Chatham Road South;
– The slow lane of westbound Salisbury Road between Nathan Road and Kowloon Park Drive, including the pick-up/drop-off area outside Hong Kong Cultural Centre;
– Westbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Canton Road; and
– Salisbury Road Underpass.
Phase II (from 5pm to 11.45pm)
– Ashley Road between Peking Road and Hankow Road;
– Middle Road between Hankow Road and Kowloon Park Drive;
– Hankow Road between Salisbury Road and Middle Road;
– Eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Hankow Road; and
– Southbound Kowloon Park Drive between Canton Road and Salisbury Road.
Phase III (from 7pm to 11.45pm)
– Westbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Chatham Road South; and
– Northbound Kowloon Park Drive between Salisbury Road and Canton Road.
B. Traffic diversions
In connection with the road closure as mentioned above, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:
Phase I (from 3.30pm to 11.45pm)
– Traffic along southbound Kowloon Park Drive must turn left to eastbound Peking Road;
– Traffic along eastbound Salisbury Road must turn left to northbound Hankow Road;
– Traffic along eastbound Peking Road must turn right to southbound Ashley Road;
– Traffic along southbound Ashley Road must turn right to westbound Middle Road;
– Traffic along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn left to southbound Canton Road;
– Traffic along southbound Nathan Road must turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
– Traffic along Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed one-way eastbound;
– Traffic along westbound Salisbury Road cannot turn right to northbound Nathan Road;
– Traffic along westbound Salisbury Road must turn right to northbound Kowloon Park Drive; and
– Traffic along northbound Carnarvon Road must turn right to eastbound Kimberley Road.
Phase II (from 5pm to 11.45pm)
Traffic along southbound Canton Road must make a U-turn to northbound Canton Road outside China Hong Kong City.
Phase III (from 7pm to 11.45pm)
– Traffic along westbound Salisbury Road must turn right to northbound Chatham Road South; and
– Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South must turn left to eastbound Salisbury Road.
C. Suspension of Public Transport Interchange
The Star Ferry Bus Terminus and China Ferry Terminal Bus Terminus will be suspended from 3.30pm, until the roads are safe for re-opening.
D. Suspension of on-street parking spaces and pick-up/drop-off area
All on-street parking spaces within the closed area in Tsim Sha Tsui will be suspended from noon to 3am of the following day. Moreover, the pick-up/drop-off area outside Hong Kong Cultural Centre will be suspended from 3pm to 11.45pm.
E. Suspension of parking spaces
Vehicles parked in all car parks within the closed road area in Tsim Sha Tsui cannot enter or leave the carparks from about 3.30pm, until the roads are safe for re-opening.
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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