Police will implement special traffic arrangements on February 23 and 24 to facilitate a sports event to be held in Central.
Road closure
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The general pick-up/drop-off and loading/unloading area on Lung Wo Road north of Star Ferry Multi-Storey Car Park will be closed from 3pm on February 23 to 3pm the following day.
The following roads will be closed from 1am to 10.30am on February 24:
– Part of the fast lane of Man Po Street;
– Yiu Sing Street;
– Lung Wo Road between Yiu Sing Street and Road P2;
– Road A2;
– Eastbound Road P2 between Road D11 and Expo Drive;
– Part of the fast lane of westbound Road P2;
– Northbound Road D11;
– Legislative Council Road, except for vehicles heading to Legislative Council Complex; and
– The slow lane of eastbound Lung Wui Road.
The following roads will be closed from 1am to 12 noon on February 24:
– Part of the slow lane of southbound Man Yiu Street; and
– Lung Wo Road between Man Yiu Street and Yiu Sing Street.
Traffic diversions
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In connection with the above road closures, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:
– Traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street or eastbound Man Cheung Street cannot enter eastbound Lung Wo Road; and traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street or eastbound Man Po Street cannot enter eastbound Yiu Sing Street. Affected vehicles will be diverted via southbound Man Yiu Street, eastbound Connaught Place, southbound Connaught Place, eastbound Connaught Road Central, eastbound Harcourt Road, northbound Tim Mei Avenue and eastbound Lung Wui Road; and
– Traffic along northbound Edinburgh Place east of City Hall, northbound Legislative Council Road or westbound Road P2 cannot enter westbound Lung Wo Road; and traffic along eastbound Lung Wui Road or westbound Fenwick Pier Street cannot enter northbound D11 Road. Affected vehicles will be diverted via eastbound Connaught Road Central or southbound Fenwick Pier Street, eastbound Harcourt Road, eastbound Gloucester Road, northbound Fenwick Street, westbound Fenwick Pier Street, flyover, westbound Harcourt Road, westbound Connaught Road Central and northbound Man Yiu Street.
Suspension of parking spaces
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All motorcycle parking spaces at the general pick-up/drop-off and loading/unloading area on Lung Wo Road north of Star Ferry Multi-Storey Car Park will be suspended.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precincts mentioned above will be towed away without prior warning.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
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