Traffic arrangements for Community Chest Walk ********************************************* Police will implement special traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island to facilitate the Community Chest Walk for Million to be held on this Sunday (January 6). The charity walk will start at Hong Kong Stadium at about 9am and finish at Aberdeen Country Park Visitor Centre. Special traffic arrangements to be implemented are as follows: A. Road closure --------------- (1) Stadium Path will be closed at 8am; (2) A section of uphill Link Road between Caroline Hill Road and Broadwood Road will be closed at 8am. The downhill section will be closed when necessary; (3) The uphill inner lane of Wong Nai Chung Gap Road outside Hong Kong Tennis Centre will be closed at 8am; (4) A section of downhill Broadwood Road between Link Road and Tai Hang Road will be closed at 8.30am; (5) A section of westbound Tai Hang Road between Broadwood Road and Blue Pool Road will be closed at 8.30am. The section of Tai Hang Road between Upper Blue Pool Road and Blue Pool Road will be opened for resident vehicles only; and (6) A section of Caroline Hill Road between Link Road and Eastern Hospital Road will be closed at 9am. Depending on the traffic situation, the following road closure arrangements may be implemented: (1) A section of westbound Hysan Avenue between Hoi Ping Road and Sunning Road may be closed; (2) A section of Lee Garden Road between Lan Fong Road and Hysan Avenue may be closed; and (3) Caroline Hill Road may be closed. B Traffic Diversion ------------------- (1) The western section of Caroline Hill Road between Leighton Road and Eastern Hospital Road will be re-routed one-way southbound at 7.30am; (2) The eastern section of Caroline Hill Road between Leighton Road and Cotton Path will be re-routed one-way northbound at 8am; (3) A section of Eastern Hospital Road between Caroline Hill Road and Cotton Path will be re-routed one-way northbound from 8am. However, vehicular access to St. Paul's Hospital carpark from Tung Lo Wan Road will be maintained; (4) A section of Link Road between Broadwood Road to Caroline Hill Road will be maintained one-way downhill at 8.30am. Traffic along downhill Link Road may be prohibited to turn right at Link Road junction with Caroline Hill Road and Caroline Hill Road junction with Leighton Road; (5) A section of Broadwood Road between Link Road and Tai Hang Road will be maintained one-way southbound at 8.30am; (6) Vehicles on westbound Tai Hang Road will be diverted into Perkins Road or U-turn into eastbound Tai Hang Road at 8.30am; (7) Vehicles on eastbound Tai Hang Road will be diverted into Blue Pool Road at the junction of Tai Hang Road and Blue Pool Road at 8.30am, except for residents living in the vicinity of Mary Mount School and Tai Hang Road; (8) A section of Mount Butler Road between Mount Butler Drive and Price Road will be re-routed one-way southbound at 8.30am; (9) Access to Coombe Road from Magazine Gap Road will be restricted to residents only at 8.30am; and (10) No catering vehicles will be allowed to enter the Wan Chai Gap area after 10.30am. Depending on the traffic situation, the following traffic diversion arrangements may be implemented: (1) A section of Hysan Avenue between Leighton Road and Hoi Ping Road may be re-routed one-way eastbound; (2) Vehicles on westbound Hysan Avenue between Yun Ping Road and Sunning Road may need to turn left into Sunning Road; (3) Vehicles leaving the Lee Garden may need to turn left into eastbound Hysan Avenue; (4) Traffic cones may be laid on a section of Caroline Hill Road between the junction of Leighton Road and Link Road to allow two lanes of traffic from Hoi Ping Road to enter Caroline Hill Road; (5) Vehicles from downhill Link Road to northbound Caroline Hill Road may need to turn left into westbound Leighton Road; (6) Vehicles on downhill Link Road may not be allowed to enter southbound Caroline Hill Road; (7) Vehicles on Lan Fong Road may need to turn right into northbound Lee Garden Road to gain access to Foo Ming Street; (8) Access to Hong Kong Stadium from eastbound Leighton Road may be permitted to turn right into Caroline Hill Road; (9) Access to Hong Kong Stadium from westbound Leighton Road may be prohibited to turn left into Caroline Hill Road; and (10) Access to Caroline Hill Road from Hoi Ping Road may be prohibited. Vehicles on Hoi Ping Road will need to turn right into westbound Leighton Road. C. Suspension of parking spaces ------------------------------- All on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended between 6am and 2pm: (1) Stadium Path; (2) Caroline Hill Road between Stadium Path and Cotton Path; (3) Eastern Hospital Road Service Road; and (4) Hoi Ping Road. The carpark on Coombe Road will be suspended between 6am and 3pm. D. Prohibition to learner drivers --------------------------------- The following roads will be prohibited to all learner drivers between 7am and 3pm: (1) Tai Hang Road; (2) Leighton Road; (3) Sharp Street East; (4) Percival Street south of Hennessy Road; (5) Caroline Hill Road; (6) Link Road; (7) Stadium Path; (8) Cotton Path; (9) Eastern Hospital Road; (10) Eastern Hospital Road Service Road; (11) Broadwood Road; (12) Southbound Wong Nai Chung Gap Road; (13) Southbound Stubbs Road Flyover; (14) Aberdeen Reservoir Road; and (15) Yue Kwong Road. Motorists are advised to take heed of traffic signs and follow instructions of Traffic Police at the scene. Police Report No. 5 Issued by PPRB Ends/ Friday, January 4, 2008 NNNN