Traffic and transport arrangements for Equestrian Events in North District

     The 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events today (August 11) will be held from 8 am to 12 noon in Beas River in North District. Spectators should use rail services to Fanling Station and then walk to any one of the shuttle bus termini at Pak Wo Road or and Fanling Station Road outside Fanling Station for interchange with the free shuttle bus services provided by the Equestrian Company to the venue. The free shuttle bus service will operate from about 2 hours before the commencement of competitions to about 1.5 hours after the end of the competitions at a frequency of 3 to 10 minutes. MTR Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line and East Rail Line will be enhanced to match the event schedule.

     Spectators can also choose to take a 15 to 20 minutes' walk from Sheung Shui Station via Pak Wo Road, Po Kin Road and Fan Kam Road to the venue.

     Spectators taking taxis can alight at the taxi stand at Fanling Station Road outside Fanling Station, while spectators taking coaches can alight at Pik Fung Road. They can then walk to the free shuttle bus termini and take free shuttle buses to the venue.

    Crowd management measures will be implemented around Fanling Station, pedestrians from Fanling South should follow the instructions of the Police and pay attention to the directional signages.   

    The section of Fan Kam Road between Po Kin Road and Lin Tong Mei will be temporarily designated as a prohibited zone from 5 a.m. to about 2 p.m. At the same time, the road sections near North District Hospital will be designated as restricted zones. During this period, the service of KMB route no.77K (Cheung Wah - Yuen Long West) will be truncated to operate between Yuen Long and Lin Tong Mei; the service of GMB route no.50K (MTR Sheung Shui Station - Hang Tau) will be strengthened; and the service of GMB route no.57K (MTR Sheung Shui Station - Tong Kung Leng) will be suspended.

     To facilitate the affected locals, the Equestrian Company will provide free shuttle bus services running between Cheung Lek Village/On Po Village/Tsiu Keng and Sheung Shui Station (via Lam Kam Road and Fanling) at a frequency of 6 to 8 minutes.

     Spectators and members of the public are advised to plan their journeys early in advance, allow more traveling time to cater for unexpected delay. They are also advised to watch out for announcements by the Transport Department and the Police and the latest traffic and transport news broadcast by radio and television stations.

Ends/Monday, August 11, 2008
Issued at HKT 04:00