2003-01-30 10:44 Police may implement a "tidal flow" system at Wong Tai Sin Temple to facilitate worshippers visiting the temple during the Lunar New Year period. "Crowd management measures will be put into force at Wong Tai Sin Temple from 7 pm on January 31 to 7 am the following day and daily from 7 am to 7 pm on February 1 to 3, 6 to 9, 15 and 16," a Police spokesman said. "Should the temple be overcrowded, a 'tidal flow' system will be carried out for worshippers' safety, and Police officers will direct worshippers to enter the temple in groups," he noted. Worshippers are required to enter the temple in a one-way flow. No worshippers will be allowed to stay inside the designated area marked with yellow box at the temple. "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," he added. Police in conjunction with Housing Department, and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department will take strict enforcement actions against hawkers causing obstructions in the vicinity of the temple. Special traffic arrangements will be implemented as follows: (1) The section of Shatin Pass Road between Lung Cheung Road and Fung Tak Road will be closed to all traffic between 7 pm on January 31 and 7 am the following day as well as daily between 7 am and 7 pm from February 1 to 3, 6 to 9, 15 and 16. Only franchised public light buses or vehicles with a permit issued by the Commissioner for Transport will be allowed access to the section. (2) Muk Lun Street will be closed temporarily between 8 pm on January 31 and 7 pm on February 1 to facilitate Police operation. Only vehicles bearing permits to Wong Tai Sin Police Married Quarters will be allowed access. (3) The slowest lane of eastbound Lung Cheung Road between Wong Tai Sin MTR Station Exit B2 and Hsin Kuang Centre will be temporarily closed between 8 pm on January 31 and 7 am on February 1 to facilitate Police operation. |