Special traffic arrangements for Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair

Police will implement special traffic arrangements in Causeway Bay and Tin Hau to facilitate members of the public visiting Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair.

A. Pedestrianisation

The following roads will be pedestrianised daily from 4pm to 11.59pm from January 30 to February 1, from 12 noon to 3am the following day on February 2 and 3, and from 4pm on February 4 to 8am the following day:

– Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
– East Point Road; and
– Great George Street west of Paterson Street.

B. Road closure

The following roads may be closed daily from 10am to 23.59pm from January 30 to February 1, and daily from 10am to 3am the following day on February 2 and 3:

– The access road of Electric Road to the car park of Park Towers between Yacht Street and Hing Fat Street, except for vehicles heading to Park Towers car park;
– Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs);
– The lay-by on Hing Fat Street near Lau Li Street;
– Lau Li Street between Hing Fat Street and Ngan Mok Street (parking meters and disable parking spaces will not be affected); and
– If necessary, half lane of Electric Road between Gordon Road and Yacht Street will be closed to extend the pedestrian area.

The following roads may be closed daily from 4pm to 23.59pm from January 30 to February 1, and daily from 4pm to 3am the following day on February 2 and 3:

– Sugar Street;
– Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Great George Street;
– Great George Street;
– Paterson Street;
– Cleveland Street;
– Northbound Gloucester Road between Great George Street and Tai Hang Road flyover (Northbound Tai Hang Flyover towards Central will remain open);
– Kingston Street; and
– Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Causeway Bay flyover.

The following roads may be closed daily from 4pm to 3am the following day on February 2 and 3:

– Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
– Jaffe Road east of Percival Street; and
– Cannon Street.

The following roads will be closed on February 4 by stages:

Stage 1 (from 10am or when necessary)

– Electric Road between Lau Li Street and Hing Fat Street, except for vehicles heading to Park Towers car park;
– Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
– The lay-by on Hing Fat Street near Lau Li Street;
– Lau Li Street between Hing Fat Street and Ngan Mok Street;
– If necessary, half lane of Electric Road between Gordon Road and Yacht Street will be closed to extend the pedestrian area.

Stage 2 ï¼ˆfrom 4pm or when necessaryï¼‰

– Sugar Street; and
– Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Great George Street.

Stage 3A ï¼ˆfrom 5pm or when necessaryï¼‰

– Cleveland Street;
– Kingston Street;
– Paterson Street;
– Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and
– Jardine's Bazaar.

Stage 3B ï¼ˆfrom 7pm or when necessary, except for franchised buses, GMBs and tramsï¼‰

– Eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and East Point Road;
– Eastbound Yee Wo Street;
– The leftmost lane of Pennington Street between Irving Street and Yee Wo Street;
– Eastbound Causeway Road between King’s Road and Moreton Terrace;
– Westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine’s Bazaar and Percival Street; and
– Irving Street.

Stage 4A (from 8pm or when necessary)

– Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
– Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
– Cannon Street; and
– Shelter Street.

Stage 4B (from 9pm or when necessary)

– Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and the down ramp of Causeway Bay flyover;
– Tai Hang Road flyover;
– Northbound Causeway Bay flyover;
– If necessary, the leftmost lane of Causeway Road between Tung Lo Wan Road (eastern section) and Tung Lo Wan Road (western section); and
– If necessary, Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs.

C. Traffic diversions

Lau Li Street between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street will be re-routed one-way westbound with no access for public light buses from 5pm or when necessary on February 4.

The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 9pm on February 4 or when necessary:

– Vehicles heading for southbound Tai Hang Road flyover will be diverted to eastbound Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King’s Road; and
– Vehicles heading for northbound Tai Hang Road flyover will be diverted to Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Leighton Road for Central and Western District direction.

D. Suspension of parking spaces

All car parks and vehicular accesses within the closed roads will be suspended until further notice:

All parking spaces in Hing Fat Street Car Park will be suspended from 10am on February 2 to 10am on February 5, except for disabled parking spaces.

All on-street public parking spaces at the following locations will be suspended from 2pm on February 4 to 8am the following day:

– The closed roads mentioned above;
– Tung Lo Wan Road;
– Lockhart Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street;
– Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street;
– Tsing Fung Street; and
– Lau Li Street.

E. Prohibition to learner drivers

Learner drivers cannot use the following roads from 4pm on February 4 to 8am the following day:

– Leighton Road;
– Tin Lok Lane;
– Caroline Hill Road;
– Eastern Hospital Road;
– Tai Hang Road north of Lai Tak Tsuen Road;
– Tung Lo Wan Road;
– Electric Road south of Gordon Road;
– Morrison Hill Road north of Queen's Road East;
– Hennessy Road;
– Yee Wo Street;
– Causeway Road;
– King's Road;
– Gloucester Road service road;
– Hing Fat Street;
– Westbound Tin Hau Temple Road west of Cloud View Road; and
– Eastbound Wan Chai Road.

Members of the public are advised to make use of public transport to go to the Fair.

Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precincts of special traffic arrangements may be towed away without prior warning or subjected to multiple ticketing.

Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Motorists are advised to drive with care and patience and follow the instructions of the Police on site.