Traffic arrangements for Lunar New Year Fair in Victoria Park 
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	Police will implement special traffic arrangements and crowd management measures to facilitate members of the public going to the Lunar New Year Fair in Victoria Park.

(A) Road closure:

The following roads may be closed depending on the crowd and traffic situation between February 1 and 7:

1. Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
2. Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
3. Cannon Street;
4. Paterson Street;
5. Great George Street;
6. Sugar Street;
7. Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
8. Kingston Street;
9. Northbound and southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Causeway Bay Flyover (northbound Tai Hang Flyover will remain open unless the crowd situation warrants the closure); and
10. If necessary, Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street will be made restricted zones to all vehicles except franchised buses and green mini-buses.

(B) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on February 1 to 3:

Pedestrianisation (from 4pm to midnight):

1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road; and
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street.

Suspension of parking spaces:

Hing Fat Street public carpark spaces will be suspended from 9am on February 1 to 9am on February 6, except 10 parking spaces and all motorcycle parking spaces near the swimming pool as well as all disabled parking spaces.

(C) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on February 4 to 5:

Pedestrianisation (from 4pm to 4am the following day):

1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road; and
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street.

Suspension of parking spaces:

Hing Fat Street public carpark spaces will be suspended from 9am on February 1 to 9am on February 6, except 10 parking spaces and all motorcycle parking spaces near the swimming pool as well as all disabled parking spaces. 

(D) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on February 6:

Pedestrianisation (from noon on February 6 to 7am on February 7):

1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road;
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street;
4. Pak Sha Road pedestrianisation zone;
5. Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
6. Kai Chiu Road; and
7. Lee Garden Road between Hennessy Road and Pak Sha Road.

Suspension of parking spaces:

All parking spaces at Hing Fat Street public carpark will be suspended from 9am on February 6 to 9am on February 7 except disabled parking spaces.  In addition, all public carparks at the following locations will also be suspended between 9am on February 6 and 9am on February 7:

1. Public carparks located at the Phase II to III road closure area will be suspended;
2. Tung Lo Wan Road;
3. A section of Lockhart Road between Percival Street and Marsh Road;
4. A section of Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Percival Street including the taxi stand;
5. Yun Ping Road (excluding the taxi stand);
6. Paterson Street (including the taxi stands between Great George Street and Gloucester Road);
7. Taxi stands at Lau Li Street, Ngan Mok Street and Electric Road;
8. Jaffe Road east of Percival Street; and 
9. Tsing Fung Street.

Suspension of public light bus stand:
- Public light bus stand on Sugar Street will be suspended from 4pm on February 6 until further notice.

Phase I (from 4pm and as necessary)

Road Closures:
1. Sugar Street; and
2. Northbound Gloucester Road between Great George Street and Yee Wo Street.

Suspension of public light bus stand:
1. The public light bus stand at Sugar Street will be suspended.

Phase II (from 6pm and as necessary)
1. Cleveland Street;
2. Kingston Street;
3. Paterson Street;
4. Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road;
5. The kerbside lane of Inner Gloucester Road between Gloucester Road service road and Cannon Street;
6. Jardine's Bazaar and the Inner lane of Pennington Street between Irving Street and Yee Wo Street;
7. Inner lane of westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine's Bazaar and Lee Garden Road;
8. The inner lane of eastbound Hennessy Road and Yee Wo Street between SOGO Crossing and Lee Garden Road will be closed for vehicular traffic; and
9. A section of Electric Road between Yacht Street and Park Tower (except franchised buses, local residents, Police and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department vehicles).

Traffic Restrictions:

	The following roads will be closed to all vehicles (except franchised buses, public light buses and trams) between 7pm on February 6 and 7am on February 7:

1. A section of eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and East Point Road;
2. A section of eastbound Yee Wo Street (public light buses are allowed to drop off passengers at eastbound Yee Wo Street between Paterson Street and Sugar Street); and
3. A section of westbound Causeway Road between King's Road and Moreton Terrace.

	Learner drivers will be banned from using the following roads from 7pm on February 6 to 7am on February 7:

1. Leighton Road (except westbound carriageway between Percival Street and Wong Nai Chung Road);
2. Tin Lok Lane;
3. Caroline Hill Road;
4. Eastern Hospital Road;
5. Tai Hang Road north of Lai Tak Tsuen Road;
6. Tung Lo Wan Road;
7. Electric Road south of Gordon Road;
8. Morrison Hill Road north of Queen's Road East;
9. Eastbound Hennessy Road;
10. Westbound Tin Hau Temple Road west of Cloud View Road; and
11. Eastbound Wan Chai Road.

Re-routing:

1. Lau Li Street will be re-routed one-way westbound between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street with no access for public light buses.

Phase III (from 8pm and as necessary):

Further Road Closures:

1. Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
2. Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
3. Cannon Street; and
4. Shelter Street.

Further Traffic Restrictions:

(a) The following roads will be closed to all vehicles except franchised buses, green minibuses and trams:

1. A section of westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine's Bazaar and Percival Street;
2. Westbound Yee Wo Street; and
3. Irving Street at its junction with westbound Leighton Road (excluding vehicles to Regal Hong Kong Hotel).

(b) Vehicles (except franchised buses) on Tin Lok Lane will be diverted to turn left at its junction with Hennessy Road; and

(c) Vehicles from westbound of Victoria Park Road/Island Eastern Corridor will be prohibited to turn left into Cleveland Street.  These vehicles will be diverted further down to Gloucester Road and Gloucester Road service road outside Sino Plaza.

Phase IV (from 9pm and as necessary):

Further Road Closures:

1. The left-most lane of westbound Causeway Road between King's Road near Queen's College and Moreton Terrace;
2. Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and the down ramp of Causeway Bay Flyover;
3. Southbound Tai Hang Road Flyover;
4. Northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover towards Central; and
5. Southbound Percival Street between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road. Eastbound traffic of Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road must turn left at its junction with Percival Street.

Further Traffic Restrictions:

1. Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street will be closed to all traffic except franchised buses and green minibuses.

Re-Routings:

1. A section of Percival Street between Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road will be re-routed to two-way northbound and southbound.

Police Report No. 4
Issued by PPRB 

Ends/ Thursday, January 31, 2008
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