Traffic arrangements for public event on May 31
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Police will implement special traffic arrangements on May 31 (Sunday) to facilitate a public meeting at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay followed by a procession to the Central Government Offices in Central.

The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from about 3pm:

Road closure
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(1) Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Bay flyover and Causeway Road;
(2) Northbound Gloucester Road south of Sugar Street;
(3) Sugar Street;
(4) A section of westbound Yee Wo Street between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road;
(5) Jardine's Bazaar;
(6) A section of westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Lee Garden Road;
(7) The slow lane of Hennessy Road westbound west of Canal Road West, westbound Queensway and Queen's Road Central east of Ice House Street will be intermittently closed;
(8) A section of Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road;
(9) Kai Chiu Road;
(10) A section of Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
(11) Tang Lung Street; and
(12) A section of Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Russell Street.

Traffic Diversion
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(1) Traffic along southbound Causeway Bay flyover will be diverted to turn right to Gloucester Road service road;
(2) Traffic along eastbound Great George Street will be diverted to turn left to northbound Gloucester Road except for vehicles heading for Tai Hang flyover;
(3) Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street will be prohibited from turning left to Sugar Street;
(4) Traffic along Irving Street will be diverted to turn right to northbound Pennington Street;
(5) Traffic along northbound Pennington Street will be prohibited from turning left to Jardine's Bazaar;
(6) Traffic along northbound Pennington Street will be diverted to turn right to eastbound Yee Wo Street; and
(7) Traffic along westbound Rusell Street will be prohibited from turning right to Canal Road East.

Suspension of bus stops
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All bus stops along the Gloucester Road southbound, Irving Street, Yee Wo Street westbound, Hennessey Road westbound, Queensway westbound and Queen's Road Central east of Ice House Street will be intermittently suspended until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal.

Suspension of public light bus (PLB) stands
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The PLB stand at Sugar Street and the Green Mini Bus stand at Tang Lung Street will be temporarily suspended until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal.

Restriction on access to and exit from carparks
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All carparks along Hennessy Road westbound, Queensway westbound, Queen's Road Central westbound east of Ice House Street may be closed by Police if necessary. In addition, vehicles in carparks along the procession routes may not be permitted to leave the carparks during the road closure period until the roads are re-opened to traffic.

Police Report No. 2
Issued by PPRB

End/Friday, May 29, 2009
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