Traffic arrangement for Ching Ming Festival
Police today (March 17) remind grave-sweepers to make full use of public transport during the Ching Ming Festival.
"Parking facilities around cemeteries will be extremely limited and vehicles parked illegally on roads and pavements will be towed away without prior warning," a Police spokesman said.
The spokesman said that for the safety of the public, Police will divert grave-sweepers from places which are already over-crowded during the festival.
Motorists are advised to pay attention to traffic signs which will be put up around cemeteries. Police officers will be on hand to guide motorists.
The public are also urged to exercise restraint and to be courteous to the elderly and children in crowded places.
Special traffic arrangements will be implemented in the vicinity of cemeteries as follows:
Hong Kong Island:
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The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented between 6.30 am and 6 pm on April 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 and may be implemented between 8 am and 6 pm on March 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26, April 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 29 and 30 and May 1 in Chai Wan, Pok Fu Lam, Aberdeen and Happy Valley.
In Chai Wan, the following roads will be closed:
(a) Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road;
(b) The slip road leading to the Garden of Remembrance and Crematorium from Cape Collinson Road;
(c) The slip road leading to the Chai Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery;
(d) Wan Tsui Lane; and
(e) If the situation warrants, Cape Collinson Road and Lin Shing Road will be closed.
The following roads will be re-routed one-way:
(a) Cape Collinson Road one-way westbound from Crematorium slip road to Shek O Road;
(b) Lin Shing Road one-way southbound from Wan Tsui Road to Cape Collinson Road;
(c) A section of Wan Tsui Road between Chai Wan Road Roundabout and Fei Tsui Road will be routed one-way westbound.
No parking will be permitted along Wan Tsui Road, Cape Collinson Road, Lin Shing Road, a section of Shek O Road between the Tai Tam Training Centre and Tai Tam Road between 6 am and 7 pm.
Depending on the number of people and vehicles in the vicinity of the graveyard, taxis, public light buses and private cars may not be permitted to enter Lin Shing Road for Cape Collinson Road except for those gaining access to Wan Tsui Estate.
Taxis, public light buses and private cars will be allowed to handle passengers on Wan Tsui Road between Lin Shing Road and Fei Tsui Road.
The right turn movement of private cars from Wan Tsui Road eastbound onto the carpark of Hing Wah Estate (Phase I) will be banned.
Depending on traffic conditions, public light buses may be prohibited from entering from Chai Wan Road to Tai Tam Road. Police will implement such arrangement without prior notice.
Public light buses will be prohibited from handling passengers on Wan Tsui Road between Chai Wan Road and Fei Tsui Road.
Public light bus stand at Fei Tsui Road near the junction of Wan Tsui Road and Fei Tsui Road will be suspended between 6 am and 6 pm.
The following alternative traffic arrangements will be implemented if both crowd movement and vehicular traffic in the vicinity of the cemeteries in Chai Wan area are quite congested but do not warrant the above mentioned special traffic arrangements:
(a) Cape Collinson road east of Lin Shing Road and the slip road at Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Roman Catholic Cemetery will be re-routed one-way uphill;
(b) The slip road leading to Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Roman Catholic Cemetery will be opened to the public and maintained one-way westbound, all the way back to the junction of Cape Collinson Road and Lin Shing Road; and
(c) Vehicles coming from the slip road of Romantic Catholic Cemetery will be diverted to Cape Collinson Road heading for Shek O or northbound Lin Shing Road depending on the situation.
In Pok Fu Lam, Consort Rise will be routed one-way southbound from Victoria Road to Bisney Road between 6 am and 6 pm during the same period.
In Aberdeen, Peel Rise in the vicinity of the Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery and the slip road from Shek Pai Wan Road leading to the cemetery will be closed from 6 am to 6 pm during the same period.
In the Happy Valley area, the tram stop on Wong Nai Chung Road opposite to the Hong Kong Jockey Club will be moved northward for a distance of about 30 metres between 7 am and 7 pm on April 2 and 5. Depending on the situation, it may also be moved on March 18, 19, 25, and 26, April 1, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
Kowloon East:
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In Diamond Hill, the following roads will be closed to all vehicles, except emergency vehicles, hearses and vehicles taking part in funeral processions, between 7 am and 6 pm on March 25, 26, and April 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17:
(a) The access road to Diamond Hill Crematorium; and
(b) The road between the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour and the China Light and Power Sub-station.
In addition, vehicles from Fung Shing Street westbound will not be allowed to turn right onto Po Kong Village Road northbound uphill while vehicles from Po Kong Village Road northbound uphill will not allowed to turn right onto Fung Shing Street eastbound.
The meter parking spaces between the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour and the China Light and Power Sub-station and the motor-cycle parking spaces at Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane will also be suspended.
Temporary taxi stands will be designated at the following sections:
(a) the southern kerbside lane of northbound Po Kong Village Road opposite the China Light and Power Sub-station;
(b) the southern kerbside lane of westbound Fung Shing Street; and
(c) the southern kerbside lane of westbound Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane.
In Tseung Kwan O, the access road leading to the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery will be closed to all vehicular traffic except emergency vehicles between 5.30 am and 8 pm on March 19, 26 and April 2, 5,9 and 23.
Only emergency vehicles, hearses, vehicles taking part in funeral procession and vehicles possessing valid entry permits will be allowed to use the access road leading to the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery between 5.30 am and 6 pm on March 18, 25 and April 1, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 29, 30 and May 1 and 5.
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company will provide shuttle bus service, Route No. 14S, which will operate between the eastbound Lei Yue Mun Road east of St. Antonius Girls' College and the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery between 7 am and 5.25 pm on March 18, 25 and April 1, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 29, 30 and May 1 and 5.
Temporary taxi stands will be designated at the following locations to facilitate grave sweepers going to or leaving the cemetery:
(1) eastern kerbside of Lei Yue Mun Road southbound outside the Fuk Tak Temple for dropping-off passengers between 5.30 am and 6 pm on March 18, 25 and April 1, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 29, 30 and May 1 and 5; and
(2) western kerbside of Ko Chiu Road northbound outside Ko Cheung Court for dropping-off and picking-up passengers on March 18, 19, and April 22, 23, 29, 30 and May 1 and 5.
Apart from the periods mentioned above, road closure will be implemented at any time if the situation warrants. When the special traffic arrangements begin to take place, no vehicle will be allowed to enter or leave the cemetery.
For the safety of the public, Police would divert grave-sweepers from places which are already over-crowded. On normal days, if vehicles build up in the adjacent roads leading to the cemetery, police may divert them to leave the area.
New Territories North:
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In Wo Hop Shek, the following roads will be closed from 6 am to 5 pm on March 26, April 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17:
(a) Kiu Tau Road except hearses;
(b) Ming Yin Road except franchised buses;
(c) Wo Ka Lau Road;
(d) The flyover between Kau Lung Hang Village and Tai Wo Service Road West except taxis, coaches, school buses, green minibuses, private cars, goods vehicles and motorcycles; and
(e) All access roads within Wo Hop Shek Cemetery
Meanwhile, all drivers except those of franchised buses, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permits issued by the Commissioner for Transport will not be allowed to stop and handle passengers and goods between 7 am and 6 pm on the following roads on the same days:
(a) Wo Hing Road;
(b) Lui Ming Road;
(c) Wai Ming Street;
(d) Pak Wo Road;
(e) Wah Ming Road;
(f) Yat Ming Road;
(g) Wo Ming Lane;
(h) Fai Ming Road;
(i) Wah Ming Lane;
(j) Yan Shing Lane; and
(k) Tai Wo Service Road West between Wo Hing Road and a point about 300 metres south of its junction with Kiu Tau Road.
Vehicles travelling on northbound Pak Wo Road outside Fung Ying Sin Koon will not be allowed to turn right into southbound Pak Wo Road outside Fanling KCR Station, and vehicles travelling on southbound Pak Wo Road outside Fanling KCR Station will not be allowed to turn right into the car park off Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Sin Koon on March 26, April 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
The following car parks will be closed to all vehicles between 7 am and 6 pm on March 26, April 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17. During the period, the car park spaces thereat will also be suspended:
(a) The car park off Wo Hing Road near Wo Hop Shek Interchange except for emergency vehicles;
(b) The car park off Wo Hing Road near Ming Yin Road Roundabout except for emergency vehicles;
(c) The car park including all parking spaces off Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Sin Koon except for emergency vehicles; and
(d) The car park including all parking spaces on Wah Ming Lane except for emergency vehicles.
Public buses of the Residents' Service Route No. NR112 will still be allowed to pick-up and drop-off passengers at the car park off Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Sin Koon.
The taxi stand on Lui Ming Road outside Wah Ming Estate will be suspended except for New Territories taxis from 7 am to 6 pm on March 26, April 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17. All taxis will be allowed to handle passengers in the car park off Wo Hing Road near Ming Yin Road Roundabout during the suspension period.
The taxi stand in the carpark off Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Sin Koon will be closed from 7 am to 6 pm on March 26, April 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
Sandy Ridge cemeteries in the Frontier Closed Area will be opened to grave-sweepers between 6 am to 6 pm between March 18 and April 9. Vehicles without Frontier Closed Road Permits will not be allowed to enter the area.
Between 6 am and 6 pm from March 18 to April 9 inclusive, the drivers of all vehicles except franchised buses, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permits issued by the Commissioner for Transport will not be allowed to stop or wait for handling passengers and goods on the following sections of roads:
(a) the section of Man Kam To Road between Fu Tei Au Road and Sha Ling Roadblock; and
(b) the section of Kong Nga Po Road between Frontier Closed Area Boundary and Sha Ling Roadblock.
Vehicles parked illegally on the above sections of roads may be towed away without warning.
New Territories South:
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In Tsuen Wan District, a section of Lo Wai Road between Yuen Yuen Institute and outside Chuen Yiu Terrace will be closed to all vehicles on March 25, 26, April 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 between 6 am and 6 pm.
No parking will be permitted on any road in the vicinity of Yuen Yuen Institute and Western Monastery. During the period, the parking spaces thereat will also be suspended.
To facilitate visits to the Heung Shek Cemetery, Chuen Lung, Chuk Lam Sim Yuen and Fu Yung Shan, the following roads will be closed to traffic except for emergency vehicles between 6 am to 6 pm on April 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9:
(a) The road between Chuen Lung, Route Twisk and Heung Shek Cemetery; and
(b) Fu Yung Shan Road between Route Twisk and Chuk Lam Sim Yuen.
No parking will be permitted on any road in the vicinity of Heung Shek Cemetery, Chuen Lung, Chuk Lam Sim Yuen and Fu Yung Shan.
To facilitate visits to the Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery and Kwai Chung Crematorium, the following traffic arrangement will be implemented on March 19, 25, 26, and April 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15,16 and 17:
(a) Wing Yin Street and a section of Wing Shun Street between Yi Lok Street and its junction with Kwai Hei Street will be closed to all vehicles except hearses, franchised buses and emergency vehicles from 7 am to 5 pm and on any other days during the period if necessary;
(b) A one-way southbound system will be adopted on a section of Wing Kei Road between Kwai Hei Street and Wing Kin Road. Vehicles will only be allowed to enter via Wing Kin Road;
(c) Wing Lap Street, Wing Hau Street and Wing Chong Street will be closed;
(d) Parking will be prohibited on any roads near the cemetery and crematorium;
(e) Temporary taxi stands will be set up on Kwai Hei Street near its junction with Wing Shun Street, Wing Kei Road junction with Wing Kin Road, and Wing Shun Street near Yi Lok Street.
(f) Wing Yin Street will also be closed to all vehicular traffic except hearses and emergency vehicles from 7 am to 5 pm on April 1, 2 and 5.
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company's special bus service, route No. 38S, will operate between Kwai Yan Road (Kwai Fong MTR Station) and the Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery on April 1, 2 and 5.
In Sha Tin District, the following roads will be closed on March 25, 26 and April 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 from 7.30 am to 6 pm.
(a) A section of Lower Shing Mun Road between Yau On Street and Fu Shan Crematorium will be temporarily closed to all vehicles except coffin vans, emergency vehicles, and vehicles of residents of Pak Tin Village.
(b) A section of Pai Tau Street from its junction with Sheung Wo Che Road to its western end will be closed to all vehicles expect emergency vehicles.
Police will take stringent action against any illegal parking along Lower Shing Mun Road, Yau On Street, Pai Tau Street, Sheung Wo Che Road and Shatin Rural Committee Road.
Police Report No. 5
Issued by PPRB
End/Friday, March 17, 2006