Special traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island during Mid-autumn Festival
The Police will implement special traffic arrangements in Causeway Bay, the Peak and beach areas on Hong Kong Island from September 24 to 27 to facilitate the celebration of the Mid-autumn Festival.
Causeway Bay
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I. Pedestrianisation
From 4pm on September 25 to 3am on September 26, noon on September 26 to 3am on September 27, pedestrianisation will be implemented on the following roads:
(a) Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
(b) East Point Road, and
(c) Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
II. Road Closures/Traffic Diversions
From 7pm to 11.59pm on September 24, 7pm on September 25 to 3am on September 26 and 7pm on September 26 to 3am on September 27, the following road closures and traffic diversion will be implemented if necessary.
(a) Sugar Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic;
(b) A section of Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic;
(c) A Section of Inner Gloucester Road between the ramp leading from Causeway Bay Flyover and Causeway Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic, except vehicles from Tai Hang Road Flyover heading for northbound Gloucester Road;
(d) Westbound Kingston Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street will be closed;
(e) Hing Fat Street will be intermittently closed to all vehicular traffic except franchised buses and green minibuses, and
(f) Vehicles from Causeway Bay Flyover heading for northbound Gloucester Road must turn right to westbound Inner Gloucester Road.
The following road closures will be implemented if situation warrants:
(a) A section of Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
(b) A section of eastbound Kingston Street between Paterson Street and Inner Gloucester Road; and
(c) A section of Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Inner Gloucester Road.
After the above road closures are implemented, the following road diversions may be implemented:
(a) Traffic along southbound Paterson Street will be diverted to turn left onto eastbound Kingston Street;
(b) Traffic along Cleveland Street will not be allowed to turn right onto westbound Kingston Street; and
(c) Traffic along northbound Gloucester Road and Tai Hang Road Flyover will not be allowed to turn left onto westbound Kingston Street.
III. Suspension of carparks and on-street metered parking spaces
(a) The Hing Fat Street public car park, except disabled and motorcycle parking spaces, will be suspended from 5pm to 11.59pm on September 24, 5pm on September 25 to 3am on September 27; and
(b) Vehicles access to public carparks at Great George Street will be prohibited from 7pm to 11.59pm on September 24, 7pm on September 25 to 3am on September 26 and 7pm on September 26 to 3am on September 27. Vehicles parked in these carparks and hotel will not be permitted to leave until the closed roads are re-opened.
IV. Suspension of taxi stands and public light bus stands
The following taxi stands will be suspended from 7pm to 11.59pm on September 24, 7pm on September 25 to 3am on September 26 and 7pm on September 26 to 3am on September 27 if situation warrants:
(a) The taxi stand at Paterson Street near Kingston Street;
(b) The taxi stand at Electric Road near Park Tower;
(c) The taxi stand at Ngan Mok Street; and
(d) The taxi stand at Lockhart Road near Cannon Street.
The public light bus stand at Sugar Street and Paterson Street will be suspended from 7pm to 11.59pm on September 24, 7pm on September 25 to 3am on September 26 and from 7pm on September 26 to 3am on September 27.
V. Other restrictions
Learner drivers will not be permitted to access the following roads from 7pm to 11.30pm on September 25 and 7pm to 11.30pm on September 26:
(a) Eastbound Leighton Road;
(b) Tin Lok Lane;
(c) Tung Lo Wan Road;
(d) Hing Fat Street;
(e) Electric Road between Wing Hing Street and Yacht Street;
(f) Northbound Morrison Hill Road;
(g) Hennessy Road east of Marsh Road;
(h) Tin Hau Temple Road between Fortress Hill Road and Causeway Road; and
(i) Causeway Road.
The Peak
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I. Road Closures/Traffic diversions
The following road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented from 7 pm on September 25 to 1 am on September 26 and 7 pm on September 26 to 3 am on September 27:
(a) All northbound traffic along Peak Road, except for local residents or with permits, will be diverted southbound via the slip road beside the car park entrance at the Peak Galleria;
(b) Only vehicles with permits will be allowed to enter Lugard Road and Harlech Road ; and
(c) Mount Austin Road will be accessible for residents only.
Beach areas
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Depending on crowd and traffic situation, the following traffic arrangements may be implemented from September 25 and 26:
I. Road closure
(a) Public light buses will be prohibited from entering Beach Road from Repulse Bay Road;
(b) South Bay Road south of South Bay Close will be closed if its carparks are full, except residents and public transport;
(c) Stanley Beach Road will be closed if its carparks are full, except for residents and public transport;
(d) Wong Ma Kok Path will be closed when the public parking spaces there are full, except for residents;
(e) Big Wave Bay Road will be closed, except for public transport and residents;
(f) The road leading to Shek O Headland will be closed except for residents; and
(g) The road leading to Shek O public carparks will be closed except for residents and public transport.
II. Road Diversion
(a) Vehicles on eastbound Repulse Bay Road will not be permitted to make a "U" turn at its junction with South Bay Road;
(b) Vehicles on Repulse Bay Road will be banned from entering The Repulse Bay car park if it is full; and
(c) When the car parks on South Bay Road are full, vehicles at Beach Road except for residents on South Bay Road, will be diverted to northbound South Bay Road and leave the area.
III. Suspension of parking spaces and taxi stands
(a) Fifteen parking spaces next to the covered walkway at Shek O Beach public carpark will be suspended from 4pm on September 25 to 7pm on September 26;
(b) The taxi stand on Repulse Bay Road opposite The Repulse Bay will be suspended from 4pm on September 25 to 6am on September 26 and 4pm on September 26 to 6am on September 27;
(c) From 4pm on September 25 to 6am on September 26 and 4pm on September 26 to 6am on September 27, all metered and motorcycle parking spaces along Island Road except disabled parking spaces will be suspended; and
(d) From 4pm on September 25 to 6am on September 26 and 4pm on September 26 to 6am on September 27, all metered and motorcycle parking spaces along Beach Road will be suspended.
Police appeal to members of the public to exercise patience and to follow Police instructions at scene.
Police Report No. 1
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Saturday, September 22, 2007