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) The following roads may be closed depending on the crowd and traffic situation between January 20 and 24:

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 from January 20 to 22:

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:

All public parking spaces will not be affected between January 20 and 22.

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 parking spaces will be suspended from 2pm on January 23 to 9am on January 26 for use by emergency services vehicles. Disabled parking spaces will remain open.

(D) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on January 25:

Pedestrianisation (from noon on January 25 to 7am on January 26):

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:

Hing Fat Street Public Carpark parking spaces will be suspended from 2pm on January 23 to 9am on January 26 for use by emergency services vehicles. Disabled parking spaces will remain open. In addition, all on-street public parking spaces at the following locations will also be suspended between 9am on January 25 and 9am on January 26:

1. The closed roads as mentioned above;
2. Tung Lo Wan Road;
3. A section of Lockhart Road between Canal Road and Cannon Street;
4. A section of Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street;
5. Yun Ping Road; and
6. Tsing Fung Street.

(E) The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented on January 25 by stage:

Stage I (from 3.30pm and as necessary)
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Road Closures:
1. Sugar Street; and
2. Gloucester Road U-turn slip road between Sugar Street and Yee Wo Street.

Suspension of PLB stand and taxi stand:
1. The PLB stand at Sugar Street and Paterson Street will be suspended from 3.30pm on January 25 until further notice.
2. Taxi stands at Paterson Street near Great George Street, Jaffe Road near Percival Street, Lockhart Road near Cannon Street, Lau Li Street, Ngan Mok Street and Electric Road will be suspended from 3.30pm on January 25 until further notice.

Stage II (from 5pm and as necessary)
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Road Closure:
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 Lee Garden Road and East Point 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 January 25 and 8am on January 26:

1. A section of eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and East Point Road;
2. A section of eastbound Yee Wo Street;
3. A section of westbound Causeway Road between King's Road and Moreton Terrace;
4. Westbound Yee Wo Street;
5. Westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine's Bazaar and Pervical Street; and
6. Irving Street at westbound Leighton Road junction, excluding vehicles to Regal Hong Kong Hotel.

Learner drivers will be banned from using the following roads from 5pm on January 25 to 8am on January 26:

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. Hennessy Road;
10. Yee Wo Street;
11. Causeway Road;
12. King's Road;
13. Inner Gloucester Road;
14. Hing Fat Street;
15. Westbound Tin Hau Temple Road west of Cloud View Road; and
16. 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 from 6pm.

Green-minibus (GMB) and PLB arrangement:

1. PLBs travelling along westbound Causeway Road will be diverted to westbound Leighton Road and Hennessy Road via Tin Lok Lane; and
2. GMB routes No. 10,11 and 31 originally terminated at Jaffe Road near Percival Street will be terminated at the temporary GMB stand at eastbound Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Percival Street.

Tram Stop arrangement:

The following tram stops will be suspended:
1. Yee Wo Street opposite Sugar Street and Paterson Street on both directions;
2. Causeway Road near Shelter Street on both directions; and
3. Causeway Road outside Central Library on both directions.

Stage III (from 8pm and as necessary)
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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:

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

GMB and PLB arrangement:

PLBs may be banned from entering westbound Causeway Road when necessary. They will be diverted to Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Leighton Road for Wan Chai and Central area.

Phase IV (from 9pm and as necessary)
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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; and
2. Traffic along Moreton Terrace may not be permitted to turn right into eastbound Causeway Road.

Re-Routings:

1. A western section of Percival Street between Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road will be re-routed to southbound traffic.

Police Report No. 3
Issued by PPRB

Ends/ Monday, January 19, 2009
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