Special traffic arrangements for public procession

Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate a public procession to be held on Hong Kong Island this Sunday (August 26).

A. Road Closure

The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 2 pm and as necessary:

1. southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Bay flyover and Causeway Road;
2. northbound Gloucester Road south of Sugar Street;
3. Sugar Street;
4. westbound Yee Wo Street between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road;
5. Jardine's Bazaar;
6. westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Lee Garden Road;
7. Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road;
8. Kai Chiu Road;
9. Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road; and
10. The slow lane of westbound Hennessy Road west of Lee Garden Road, Queensway westbound, Queen's Road Central east of Ice House Street will be intermittently closed.

B. Traffic Diversion

The following traffic diversion will be implemented from 2 pm and as necessary:

1. Traffic along southbound Causeway Bay flyover must turn right to Gloucester Road service road;
2. Traffic along eastbound Great George Street must turn left to northbound Gloucester Road except traffic heading for Tai Hang Flyover;
3. Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street will be prohibited to turn left to Sugar Street;
4. Traffic along Irving Street must turn right onto northbound Pennington Street;
5. Traffic along northbound Pennington Street will be prohibited to turn left to Jardine's Bazaar; and
6. Traffic along northbound Pennington Street must turn right to eastbound Yee Wo Street.

C. Suspension of Bus Stops

All bus stops along southbound Gloucester Road, Irving Street, westbound Yee Wo Street, westbound Hennessy Road, westbound Queensway and Queen's Road Central east of Ice House Street will be temporarily suspended from about 2.15 pm until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal.

D. Suspension of PLB stand

The public light bus stand at Sugar Street will be temporarily suspended from 2.15 pm until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal.

Public are advised to use public transports and avoid driving to the affected areas.

Motorists should exercise tolerance and patience and also take heed of instruction of Traffic Police.


Police Report No.3
Issued by PPRB

Ends/Friday, August 24, 2007