Traffic arrangement for Kwun Yum Treasury Opening Festival ********************************************************* Police will implement special traffic arrangements and crowd management measures in various districts to facilitate worshippers attending the ceremony of the Opening of Kwun Yum Treasury Festival. Hung Hom -------- The following road closures and road diversions will be implemented between 4pm on March 2 and 11pm the following day (March 3). Road closures (except emergency vehicles): (a) Station Lane between Gillies Avenue South and Walker Road; (b) Station Lane between Gillies Avenue South and Ma Tau Wai Road (except vehicles of residents of Ka Wai Chuen); (c) Kun Yam Street between Wuhu Street and Station Lane; (d) Walker Road between Wuhu Street and Station Lane; and (e) Ping Chi Street. During the above period of road closure, (i) vehicles on southbound Gillies Avenue South heading for northbound Ma Tau Wai Road will be diverted via eastbound Wuhu Street and northbound Ma Tau Wai Road; (ii) vehicles of Ka Wai Chuen on southbound Gillies Avenue South heading for Station Lane will be diverted via eastbound Wuhu Street, northbound Ma Tau Wai Road and westbound Station Lane; and (iii) vehicles on southbound Chatham Road North heading to Fat Kwong Street via Ping Chi Street will be diverted via eastbound Wuhu Street, northbound Ma Tau Wai Road and Fat Kwong Street. The public light bus stand at Station Lane will be temporarily relocated to Bulkeley Street between Gillies Avenue South and Walker Road. All the parking spaces in Kun Yam Street between Wuhu Street and Station Lane; Station Lane between Gillies Avenue South and Walker Road; and Bulkeley Street between Gillies Avenue South and Walker Road will be temporarily suspended from 8am on March 2 to 11pm on the following day. Mong Kok -------- The parking meters located on the following roads will be temporarily suspended from 8pm on March 2 to 3pm on March 3: (a) The section of Shantung Street between Sai Yee Street and Hak Po Street; and (b) The section of Hak Po Street between Shantung Street and Pak Po Street. Tsz Wan Shan ------------ A section of Shatin Pass Road between Tsz Wan Shan Road and Jat's Incline will be closed between 8pm on March 2 and 6am on March 3 and a tidal flow system for pedestrians will be implemented if the situation requires. During the road closure period, only Police and emergency vehicles as well as registered vehicles owned by residents of Shap Yi Wat Village, Mau Tat Village, Kwun Yam Shan Tsuen and Kwun Yam Garden will be allowed access. Central ------- Half of Tai Ping Shan Street up to Kui In Fong will be cordoned by mills barriers to facilitate worshippers at 8pm on March 2. The barriers will be dismantled in the at 4am on March 3. No parking will be allowed in the following streets to facilitate Police to implement crowd management measures: (a) Tai Ping Shan Street; (b) Upper Station Street; (c) Sai Street; (d) Tung Street; (e) Square Street; (f) Po Hing Fong; and (g) Kui In Fong. Any illegal parked vehicles will be towed away prior to the erection of the mills barriers at 8pm on March 2. Temporary incinerators will not be placed near Lik Sing Kung of Man Mo Temple at Hollywood Road and Kwun Yum Temple at Tai Ping Shan Street to avoid causing nuisance to local residents and environmental problems. Happy Valley ------------ The following roads will be closed between 5pm on March 2 and 7pm on March 3: (a) Lai Yin Lane; (b) Lily Street; (c) Lin Fa Kung Street East; and (d) Lin Fa Kung Street West. The parking spaces and taxi stands within the closed roads will be suspended between 5am on March 2 and 7pm on March 3. Apart from the above measures, Police officers at various districts will perform crowd management measures and special traffic arrangements to facilitate worshippers attending the festival whenever necessary. Motorists and members of the public are requested to take heed of Police advice at the scene. Police Report No. 3 Issued by PPRB Ends/Friday, February 29, 2008 NNNN