Special traffic and transport arrangements for Mid-Autumn Festival

To facilitate Mid-Autumn Festival activities, the Transport Department will implement special traffic and transport measures today, tomorrow and Wednesday (September 27 ,28 and 29). Public transport services will also have special arrangements.

There are special part-time pedestrian scheme, road closures, suspension of car parks, parking spaces, taxi stands, public light bus stands and special prohibited zones all over Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. Special traffic arrangements will be implemented in areas such as The Peak, Repulse Bay, Shek O and Stanley. The police will also close roads and divert traffic depending on conditions.

For public transport services arrangements:

MTR Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tseung Kwan O Line and Tung Chung Line will be operated overnight from September 28 to the following day.

KCRC East Rail's last northbound and southbound trains departing from Hung Hom Station and Sheung Shui Station respectively on September 28 will be extended to 2am the following day.

KCRC West Rail's last northbound and southbound trains departing from Nam Cheong Station and Tuen Mun Station respectively on September 28 will be extended to 2am the following day.

The last departures for certain LRT routes on September 28 will be extended to 2.30am the following day.

The Peak tram service on September 28 will be extended to 4am the following day. The frequency of its service will be adjusted subject to passenger demand.

The tram service on September 28 will be extended to 2.49am the following day. The frequency of its service will be increased subject to passenger demand on September 27 and 29.

Special extensions of operating hours, suspension/relocation of bus terminuses, route diversions and special routes will be made by bus companies. Some green minibus services will be extended and some routes will be diverted.

Ferry services will be enhanced according to passenger demand.

Details of the above special traffic and transport arrangements are available on the Transport Department's website, http://www.info.gov.hk/td/index.aspx?section=13&lang=1

Ends/Monday, September 27, 2004