Special traffic arrangements for Tin Hau Festival
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Police will implement special traffic arrangements in various areas between April 17 and May 24 in Kwun Tong, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung and Tuen Mun to facilitate the celebration of Tin Hau Festival.

Kwun Tong
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A) Road Closure
1. The inner lane of eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wing Fook Street and Yau Tong Road will be closed between 8am and 5pm on April 18.
2. The outer lane of eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wing Fook Street and Yau Tong Road will be closed between 2pm and 4pm on April 18.
3. The westbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wing Fook Street and Yau Tong Road will be reverted for eastbound traffic.
4. The vehicular traffic coming from Yau Tong areas along westbound Cha Kwo Ling Road will be diverted to northbound Yau Tong Road towards Lei Yue Mun Road.

B) Public Light Bus Stand
The public light bus stop at Cha Kwo Ling Road will be relocated to eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road during the road closure.

Tseung Kwan O
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A) Road Closure
A section of Tai Au Mun Road between Clear Water Bay Second Beach Carpark and Po Toi O Chuen Road will temporarily be closed to vehicular traffic from 7am on April 17 to 5pm on April 18, except vehicles with permits.

B) Temporary Public Light Bus Service
A temporary public light bus service route No.16 will be operated at the Clear Water Bay Second Beach Carpark to provide services for worshippers travelling between Clear Water Bay Second Beach Carpark and Clear Water Bay Golf and Country Club from 7am on April 17 to 5pm on April 18.

C) Suspension of Parking Spaces
A total of 49 parking spaces of Clear Water Bay Second Beach Carpark, four metered parking spaces at Tai Au Mun Road near Po Toi O Chuen Road and ten parking spaces near Clear Water Bay Golf and Country Club entrance will be suspended from 7am on April 17 to 5pm on April 18.

Sai Kung
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A) Road Closure
A section of Yi Chun Street between Nin Chun Street and Man Nin Street will be closed from 8am on April 24 to 8am on May 24. Traffic from Yi Chun Street heading for Man Nin Street will be diverted to Nin Chun Street northward, while the section of Man Nin Street between Nin Chun Street and Yi Chun Street will be designated to two-way traffic.

B) Suspension of Parking Spaces
On-street parking spaces on Man Nin Street, Nin Chun Street and Yi Chun Street and 15 numbers of goods vehicle parking spaces at Po Tung Road Carpark will also be suspended from 8am on April 24 to 8am on May 24.

C) Taxi Stand
The Taxi stand at Yi Chun Street will be suspended from 8am on April 24 to 8am on May 24. A temporary taxi stand will be provided for in Po Tung Road Carpark.

D) Green Minibus Terminus
The existing Green Minibus terminus in Yi Chun Street will be temporarily relocated to Man Nin Street near Sai Kung Hoi Pong from 8am on April 24 to 8am on May 24.

Tuen Mun
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The following temporary traffic arrangements will be implemented in Tuen Mun during the following specified periods on April 18.

A) Road Closure and Road Diversion
From 8am to 6pm:
1. A section of Tin Hau Road between Pui To Road and Yip Wong Road will be closed except for vehicles permitted by Police on site.
2. A section of Hung Cheung Road from its junction with Tin Hau Road to a point about 50 metres south of its junction with San Ping Circuit will be closed except for vehicles permitted by Police on site.
3. A section of Hung Cheung Road between its junctions with Pui To Road and its southern junction with San Ping Circuit will be temporarily designated as no stopping zone.
4. Vehicles on southbound Hung Cheung Road will be diverted to San Lik Street through Hung Cheung Road Car Park.
5. A section of San On Street from its southern junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 30 metres north of the same junction will be closed.
6. A section of Hing Wong Street from its junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 30 metres north of the same junction will be closed.
7. Yip Wong Road will be temporarily designated as no stopping zone.

From 9am to 1pm:
1. The northbound carriageway of San Wo Lane will be closed except for vehicles permitted by Police on site.
2. The southbound carriageway of San Wo Lane between San Tak Street and The Church of Christ in China Tam Lee Lai Fun Memorial Secondary School will be closed except for vehicles permitted by Police on site.

From 10.30am to 2pm:
1. A section of northbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between Yan Ching Street and San Wo Lane will be closed.
2. A section of southbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between Tsing Yin Street and Ho Pong Street will be closed.
3. A section of Ho Pong Street between Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Pui To Road will be closed.
4. A section of Yan Ching Street between Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Ho Pong Street will be limited to one-lane-eastbound traffic.
5. A section of westbound Pui To Road between Ho Pong Street and Tin Hau Road will be closed intermittently.
6. Vehicles on southbound Yip Wong Road will be banned from turning left onto northbound Tin Hau Road.
7. Vehicles on southbound Tsun Wen Road will be banned from moving forward onto Tin Hau Road.
8. Vehicles on westbound Pui To Road will be banned from turning right onto Ho Pong Street.
9. Vehicles on eastbound Pui To Road will be banned from turning left onto Ho Pong Street.
10. Vehicles on eastbound Pui To Road will be banned from turning left onto northbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, except for vehicles permitted by Police on site, public light buses and public buses.
11. Vehicles on westbound Pui To Road will be banned from turning right onto northbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, except for vehicles permitted by Police on site, public light buses and public buses.
12. Vehicles permitted by Police on site, public light buses and public buses on northbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road will be diverted to travel via the unnamed road near the taxi stand area (south of Yan Ching Street) to access Tuen Mun Station Public Transport Interchange.
13. Vehicles on westbound Yan Ching Street heading for San Hui will be diverted to travel via southbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui, eastbound Pui To Road, northbound Castle Peak Road and southbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road.
14. Vehicles on southbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road (north of Tsing Yin Street) heading for Pui To Road will be diverted to travel via Tsing Yin Street, San Tsing Street, Ho Pong Street and southbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road.

B) Taxi stand
The taxi stands at Tuen Mun Station Public Transport Interchange will be suspended from 10.30am to 2pm.

C) Suspension of Parking Spaces
All parking spaces on San Wo Lane and inside San Wo Lane Carpark will be suspended from 9am to 1pm.

Police Report No. 5
Issued by PPRB

Ends/Friday, April 17, 2009
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