Special traffic measures in Mong Kok Flower Market
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     Police will implement special traffic arrangements at Flower Market Road Area during and before the Lunar New Year Festival period. 

(A)	Temporary Road Closures between noon on February 1 and 8am on February 7:

1. No vehicle will be allowed to access Flower Market Road, Yuen Ngai Street, Yuen Po Street and the section of Prince Edward Road West Service Lane between Sai Yee Street and Embankment Road.

2. Subject to the prevailing traffic situation, traffic control measures may be 
taken on the following sections of road:

- the section of Sai Yee Street between Prince Edward Road West and Boundary Street;
- the section of Fa Yuen Street between Prince Edward Road West and Boundary Street; 
- the section of Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Sai Yee Street; and
- the section of Prince Edward Road West Service Lane between Sai Yee Street and Prince Edward Road West.
	
(B)	Temporary Suspension of Taxi Stand
- The taxi stand at Fa Yuen Street between Prince Edward Road West Service Lane and Playing Field Road will be suspended from 8am on February 6 to 8am on February 7.
 
(C)	Temporary Suspension of Parking Spaces
The parking spaces in the following road sections will be suspended from 8am on February 1 to 8am on February 7:
-  Playing Field Road between Fa Yuen Street and Sai Yee Street;
- Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street;
- Tung Choi Street near Prince Edward Road West;
- Fa Yuen Street between Boundary Street and Prince Edward Road West Service Lane;
- Fa Yuen Street near Boundary Street; and
-  Motorcycle parking spaces along Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street and under the Prince Edward Road West Flyover between Tung Choi Street and Sai Yee Street.

(D) Entry/Exit MTR Prince Edward Station

Subject to prevailing crowd flow in and out of MTR Prince Edward Station on February 6, a one-way flow system will be implemented as follows:


	Exit A (Playing Field Road junctions with Nathan Road) will be used for exit only. Members of the public wishing to go to the Flower Market/Flower Fair are advised to leave the Prince Edward Station via Exit A and proceed along Playing Field Road to Sai Yee Street where they may queue up for access to the Flower Market. For those who wish to go to the Fa Hui Park Market Fair, they should leave the MTR station via Exit A and proceed north along Nathan Road to Boundary Street.

	Entrance B1 (Prince Edward Road West junctions with Nathan Road) will be for entry only. Members of the public who wish to access Prince Edward Station from the Flower Market should be directed to Entrance B1. Entrance/Exit B2 (Prince Edward Road West junctions with Sai Yeung Choi Street South) will be used for entry only mainly for crowds dispersed from Fa Hui Park Market Fair via Prince Edward Road West.


Police Report No. 2
Issued by PPRB 

Ends/Friday, February 1, 2008
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