Traffic arrangements for New Year's Eve on Hong Kong Island
Police will implement special traffic arrangements and crowd management measures in Central, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay on New Year's Eve (December 31) to facilitate the public to celebrate the New Year.
"Members of the public are urged to follow the advice and instructions given by Police officers who will direct them from places which have already been overcrowded," a Police spokesman said.
The special traffic arrangements will be as follows:
Lan Kwai Fong
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Pedestrianization:
A section of D'Aguilar Street between Wyndham Street and Wellington Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Wing Wah Lane and Wo On Lane will be closed from 5 pm on December 31 to 6 am on January 1, 2007 for pedestrian precinct.
Road closure:
Phase I - A section of Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D'Aguilar Street will be closed from 6 pm.
Phase II - When the whole of D' Aguilar Street is packed with people, the crowds will be directed to queue up along Wellington Street west of D'Aguilar Street and then back to Pottinger Street, Stanley Street and Queen's Road Central. The whole of D'Aguilar Street will then be sealed off for all vehicular traffic.
Phase III - To ensure a smooth dispersal, Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen's Road Central may be closed.
The on-street motorcycle parking spaces and green mini-bus (GMB) stands along Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D'Aguilar Street; and Stanley Street between D'Aguilar Street and Pottinger Street will be suspended from 5 pm on New Year's Eve to 6 am the following day. The motorcycle parking spaces on On Lan Street will also be suspended during the same period.
All bus stops on D'Aguilar Street will be suspended from 7 pm until the re-opening of all roads.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precincts of the special traffic arrangements will be towed without prior warning and may be subject to multiple ticketing.
Chater Road Pedestrian Precinct
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Starting from 7 am on December 31 until 11.59 pm on January 1, 2007, the following roads will be closed:
(a) A section of Chater Road between Pedder Street and Jackson Road; and
(b) A section of Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central.
Causeway Bay Area
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To facilitate a countdown at Times Square, the following traffic arrangements will be implemented on New Year's Eve:
The following roads will be closed from 5 pm:
(a) A section of Russell Street between Percival Street and Canal Road East; and
(b) A section of Matheson Street between Sharp Street East and Russell Street.
The following roads will be closed from 6 pm:
(a) A section of Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Leighton
Road;
(b) Sharp Street East;
(c) Matheson Street;
(d) A section of Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Sharp Street East;
(e) Tang Lung Street;
(f) Yiu Wa Street;
(g) A section of Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
(h) Kai Chiu Road;
(i) Pak Sha Road;
(j) Foo Ming Street;
(k) A section of Lee Garden Road between Hennessy Road and Lan Fong Road; and
(l) Jardine's Bazaar.
The following roads will be closed from 7 pm:
a) The inner lane of westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine's Bazaar and Canal Road East;
b) The inner lane of eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and 50 metres east of Canal Road East; and
c) The western traffic lane of Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road.
The following road closures and diversions will be implemented from 8 pm:
(a) Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Gloucester Road will be closed;
(b) Canal Road East between Gloucester Road and Lockhart Road will be closed;
(c) Lockhart Road between Canal Road West and Cannon Street will be closed;
(d) Jaffe Road between Canal Road West and Cannon Street will be closed;
(e) Cannon Street will be closed;
(f) Vehicles on Gloucester Road will be prohibited from turning into Canal Road East; and
(g) Vehicles travelling along northbound Canal Road West will be prohibited from turning into Canal Road East.
The following roads will be closed from 11 pm.
(a) A section of Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(b) Sharp Street West between Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road West;
(c) Cheung Woo Lane;
(d) Wan Chai Road between Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road West; and
(e) Bowrington Road.
During the implementation of the special traffic arrangements at Times Square, tram service will continue to be maintained on Hennessy Road unless it is necessary to close Hennessy Road during the departure of crowds after midnight.
The taxi stand at Russell Street will be suspended from 5 pm on New Year's Eve.
The following GMB and taxi stands will be suspended from 6 pm on New Year's Eve and will remain closed as long as road closure is still in effect:
(a) Taxi stands on Yun Ping Road and Bowrington Road and taxi drop-off outside No.58 Percival Street;
(b) GMB Stands on Tang Lung Street and outside No. 66 Percival Street.
The following parking meters, on-street parking spaces, including motorcycle spaces and car parks will be suspended between 3 pm on New Year's Eve and 4 am the following day:
(a) Parking meters on Yun Ping Road, Lockhart Road east of Marsh Road and Jaffe Road east of Marsh Road; and
(b) The car parks at Times Square, Leighton Centre and on Yiu Wa Street.
To facilitate The 41th Hong Kong Product Expo held at Victoria Park, the following traffic arrangements will be implemented on New Year's Eve:
The following roads will be pedestrianised from 4 pm onwards:
(a) A section of Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
(b) East Point Road;
(c) A section of Great George Street west between Paterson Street and East Point Road.
The following road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented from 6 pm onwards:
(a) Sugar Street;
(b) A section of Great George Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street;
(c) A section of westbound Kingston Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road;
(d) A section of Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street;
(e) A section of southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and the ramp leading down from Victoria Park Road Flyover;
(f) Traffic from Victoria Park Flyover will be diverted to westbound Gloucester Road service road; and
(g) A section of northbound Gloucester Road south of Kingston Street.
From 7 pm onwards, Hing Fat Street will be closed for vehicular traffic except for franchised buses.
The following road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented from 8 pm onwards:
(a) Kingston Street will be closed;
(b) A section of Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Gloucester Road will be closed;
(c) Cleveland Street will be closed;
(d) One lane of westbound Gloucester Road service road between Victoria Park Flyover and Cannon Street may be closed at short notice if necessary to facilitate the dispersal of crowd;
(e) Northbound Tai Hang Flyover may be closed at short notice if necessary to facilitate the dispersal of crowd;
(f) A section of Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street may be closed to all traffic at short notice or at 11 pm if necessary to facilitate the dispersal of crowds;
(g) Except for franchised buses and vehicles of residents of Park Tower, all other vehicles will not be allowed to use the section of Electric Road between Yacht Street and Lau Sin Street at short notice if necessary. By then, Lau Li Street may be routed from one-way eastbound to one-way westbound except for public light buses; and
(h) Except for franchised buses, Tsing Fung Street will also be closed at short notice if necessary.
Suspension of bus terminus and maxicab stop:
Between 6 pm on December 31 and 4 am on January 1, 2007, the bus terminus and GMB stops at Park Tower will be suspended. Franchised buses will be relocated to the lay by at Tung Lo Wan Road near King's Road whilst the GMB stops will be relocated to Ngan Mok Street near Yacht Street and westbound King's Road near Lau Sin Street.
Suspension of bus stops:
The following bus stops will be suspended from 7 pm until the situation allows them to be re-opened:
(a) All bus stops on Hennessy Road between Canal Road East and Causeway Road; and
(b) The bus stop on eastbound Victoria Park Road at the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter.
Suspension of tram stops:
The following tram stops will be suspended from 7.30 pm:
(a) At the junctions between Hennessy Road and Percival Street; Yee Wo Street and Paterson Street; Yee Wo Street and Sugar Street; and
(b) At eastbound and westbound Causeway Road opposite Gate 1 of Victoria Park.
Suspension of public car parks:
(a) Between 7.30 am on December 7 and 11.59 pm on January 1, 2007, Hing Fat Street public car park will be suspended except for police vehicles, disable parking spaces and vehicles bearing special permit issued by the organiser; and
(b) Between 6 pm on December 31 and 4 am on January 1, 2007, the access to public car parks at Great George Street will be prohibited. Vehicles parked in these car parks and hotel will not be permitted to leave until the closed roads are re-opened.
Suspension of taxi, GMB and public light bus (PLB) stands:
Between 7 pm on December 31 and 4 am on January 1, 2006, the following parking facilities will be suspended:
(a) The taxi stands at Lockhart Road near Cannon Street; Paterson Street near Kingston Street; Ngan Mok Street; Lau Li Street; and Electric Road near Park Tower;
(b) The GMB stand at Paterson Street near Kingston Street; and
(c) The PLB stand at Sugar Street.
Suspension of on street metered parking:
Between 5 pm on December 31 and 4 am on January 1, 2007, all metered parking spaces at Tung Lo wan Road between King's Road and Wun Sha Street will be suspended.
Learner driver prohibition:
Between 6 pm and 11.30 pm on December 31, learner drivers will not be permitted to access the following roads:
(a) Eastbound Leighton Road;
(b) Tin Lok Lane;
(c) Tung Lo Wan Road;
(d) Hing Fat Street;
(e) A section of Electric Road between Wing Hing Street and Yacht Street;
(f) Northbound Morrison Hill Road;
(g) Hennessy Road east of Marsh Road;
(h) A section of Tin Hau Temple Road between Fortress Hill Road and Causeway Road; and
(i) Causeway Road.
During the period of road closures, hotels may make use of the bus stop outside Sino Plaza on Gloucester Road to pick-up and drop-off guests taking the Airport Shuttle.
Police Report No. 4
Issued by PPRB
End/Thursday, December 21, 2006