Traffic arrangements in Sham Shui Po for Ching Ming Festival
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     Police will implement special traffic arrangements from March 29 to April 4 in the vicinity of Sham Shui Po to facilitate grave-sweepers for Ching Ming Festival.
     
Road closures
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(a) Wing Ming Street and Wing Ming Lane will be closed from 7am to 7pm.
(b) Except vehicles of the cemetery, emergency and police vehicles, the entrance road of Wing Tak Road will be closed from 7am to 5pm.

Temporary suspension of on-street parking spaces
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     All parking spaces on Yu Chau West Street, Yee Kuk West Street, King Lam Street, Wing Hong Street and Tai Nan West Street will be suspended from 7am to 7pm.

     In addition, alighting or picking up of passengers will not be allowed on Yu Chau West Street opposite the cooked food stall. Stopping and parking will not be allowed on Ching Cheung Road from 7am to 7pm.

Temporary taxi stands and minibus terminus
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(a) Two temporary taxi stands will be designated at Wing Hong Street on both sides of the junction with Yu Chau West Street from 7am to 7pm.
(b) The terminus of green minibus route No.42 on Yu Chau West Street will be temporarily relocated to outside 550 Castle Peak Road.

     Members of public should make use of the subway across Ching Cheung Road from Wing Ming Lane to the Roman Catholic Cemetery.

     As parking facilities are very limited, grave-sweepers are advised to use public transport.

     Motorists are advised to take heed of the instructions given by the Police at the scene. Vehicles parked illegally will be towed away without prior notice.

Police Report No. 2
Issued by PPRB 

End/Thursday, March 27, 2008
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