Special traffic arrangements to facilitate public procession
Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate a public procession to be held from Causeway Bay to Central on October 7.
The procession will be started in the afternoon from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to the Central Government Offices in Central.
Police will carry out road closures along the route intermittently until the conclusion of the procession and the following special traffic measures will also be implemented:
(A) Road closure
The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic from about 2.30pm:
1. Gloucester Road southbound between Causeway Bay flyover and Causeway Road;
2. Gloucester Road northbound south of Sugar Street;
3. Sugar Street;
4. Yee Wo Street westbound between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road;
5. Jardine's Bazaar;
6. Hennessy Road westbound between Yee Wo Street and Lee Garden Road;
7. The section of Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road;
8. Kai Chiu Road;
9. The section of Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road; and
10. The slow lane of Hennessy Road westbound of Lee Garden Road, Queensway westbound, Queen's Road Central of Ice House Street will be intermittently closed.
(B) Traffic diversion
The following traffic diversions will be implemented from about 2.30pm until the road closure is lifted:
1. Traffic along Causeway Bay flyover southbound will be diverted to turn right onto Gloucester Road service road;
2. Traffic along Great George Street eastbound will be diverted to turn left onto Gloucester Road northbound, except traffic heading for Tai Hang flyover;
3. Traffic along Yee Wo Street eastbound will be prohibited to turn left onto Sugar Street;
4. Traffic along Irving Street will be diverted to turn right onto Pennington Street northbound;
5. Traffic along Pennington Street northbound will be prohibited to turn left into Jardine's Bazaar; and
6. Traffic along Pennington Street northbound will be diverted to turn right onto Yee Wo Street eastbound.
(C) Suspension of bus stops
All bus stops along Gloucester Road southbound, Irving Street, Yee Wo Street westbound, Hennessy Road westbound, Queensway westbound and Queen's Road Central east of Ice House Street will be temporarily suspended from 2.30pm until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal.
(D) Suspension of public light bus stand
The public light bus stand at Sugar Street will be temporarily suspended from about 2.30pm until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal.
(E) Suspension of tram stops
Both bound of tram stops at Yee Wo Street junction with Sugar Street will be suspended from 2.45pm until the tail of procession pass the junction of Hennessy Road and Percival Street.
Members of the public are advised to use public transport service and avoid driving to the affected areas.
Motorist should exercise tolerance and patience in case of traffic congestion and take heed of instructions of the Police at the scene.
Police Report No. 5
Issued by PPRB
End/Friday, October 5, 2007