2003-06-13 11:26 Police will implement special traffic arrangements in Tsim Sha Tsui to facilitate a Dragon Parade on June 15. The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 2 pm to 5 pm. A. Road closure Vehicles will be prohibited from entering the following roads: 1. Mody Road, except the vehicles with permits issued by the organizer or bearing hotel logos; 2. Mody Lane; 3. Mody Square; 4. Science Museum Road south of Science Museum Path; and 5. Science Museum Square. B. Traffic diversions 1. Vehicles on Chatham Road South will be banned from turning into Mody Road; 2. Vehicles on Salisbury Road will be banned from turning into Mody Lane; 3. Vehicles on Salisbury Road will be banned from turning into Science Museum Road. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Hong Chong Road northbound, Science Museum Path and Science Museum Road or via Hong Chong Road northbound, Hong Tat Path, Chatham Road South and Salisbury Road to Tsim Sha Tsui. 4. Vehicles on Granville Road will be banned from turning right into Science Museum Road southbound; 5. Vehicles on Science Museum Road southbound must turn right into Granville Road; and 6. Vehicles on Science Museum Path must turn right into Science Museum Road northbound. C. Parking, hotel access and car park access arrangements 1. The motorcycle parking spaces in Mody Square and Granville Square will be suspended from 7 am to 5 pm. All illegally parked vehicles will be towed away without prior notices. 2. Vehicular access to and from hotels within the affected area will not be allowed during the period of road closure. Vehicles bearing hotel logos will be allowed to pick up or set down passengers at the following locations: (a) the access of Kowloon Shangri La Hotel; (b) Salisbury Road outside Empire Centre; and (c) Hong Chong Road outside Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station. 3. Vehicular access to all car parks within the closed roads will be banned concurrent with the above road closures. Motorists wishing to park their vehicles in these car parks are advised to do so before 2 pm and should prepare to accept that their vehicles cannot leave the car parks until the cessation of the road closures. D. Relocation of bus stops The following bus stops will be relocated from 1 pm to 5 pm: 1. The bus stops on Salisbury Road outside Hung Hom KCR Station and opposite Wing On Plaza will be relocated to Chatham Road South outside Hong Kong Polytechnic University and opposite House No. 41 Chatham Road South respectively; and 2. The bus stop on Mody Road will be relocated to Chatham Road South opposite House No. 41. E. Suspension of public light bus stand The stand of Kowloon Green Mini Bus(GMB) Route 7 on Mody Road will be suspended from 1 pm to 5 pm. F. Suspension of taxi stand The taxi stand on Mody Road near Tsim Sha Tsui Centre will be suspended from 2 pm to 5 pm. |