Special traffic arrangements for celebration parade in Shau Kei Wan on National Day
********************************************************************************
Police will implement crowd management and special traffic arrangements in Shau Kei Wan on Wednesday (October 1) to facilitate a parade to celebrate the National Day.
The parade will be held in Shau Kei Wan between 9.30am and 4.30pm.
To facilitate the public to watch the parade, arrangements including road closures, traffic diversions and suspension of parking spaces will be implemented.
The following arrangements will be implemented from 7.30am until 4.30pm:
Road closures
-------------
(a) A section of Factory Street between Shau Kei Wan Main Street East and Wang Wa Street;
(b) The westbound leftmost lane of Factory Street between Shau Kei Wan Main Street East and Tai Tak Street;
(c) Wang Wa Street;
(d) A section of Kam Wa Street between Shau Kei Wan Main Street East and Wang Wa Street;
(e) A section of Shau Kei Wan Main Street East between Kam Wa Street and Tung Hei Road;
(f) A section of eastbound Oi Lai Street between Oi Yin Street and Tung Hei Road;
(g) Basel Road; and
(h) A section of northbound Oi Yin Street between Aldrich Bay Road and Oi Lai Street.
Traffic diversions
------------------
(a) Vehicles travelling on northbound Shau Kei Wan Main Street East and eastbound Factory Street will be prohibited to enter Wang Wa Street;
(b) Vehicles travelling on southbound Tung Hei Road will be prohibited to turn left onto Shau Kei Wan Main Street East and must turn right into Oi Lai Street;
(c) Vehicles travelling on southbound Oi Yin Street heading for Oi Lai Street will be diverted via Aldrich Bay Road and Tung Hei Road;
(d) Vehicles coming out from the carpark of Aldrich Garden must turn left onto westbound Oi Lai Street; and
(e) Vehicles travelling on Aldrich Bay Road heading for Oi Yin Street will be diverted via Tung Hei Road and Oi Lai Street.
Suspension of bus stops
-----------------------
The bus stops at Oi Yin Street will be temporarily suspended.
Suspension of taxi stand
------------------------
The taxi stand at Oi Yin Street will be temporarily suspended.
Suspension of metered/motorcycle parking spaces
-----------------------------------------------
(a) All metered parking spaces in the section of Kam Wa Street between Shau Kei Wan Main Street East and Wang Wa Street; and
(b) All metered and motorcycle parking spaces in Kam Wa Street and Wang Wa Street.
Suspension of carparks
----------------------
The car parks on the above closed roads will be closed at short notice if the Police consider it necessary. Vehicles parked in car parks within the closed areas will not be permitted to leave the car parks during the road closure period until the roads are re-opened for normal traffic.
Drivers are urged to take heed of traffic signs and the direction of Traffic Police at the scene.
Police Report No. 3
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Monday, September 29, 2008
NNNN