Traffic affected by heavy rain this morning

   The Transport Department (TD) said traffic had been affected by flooding at various places in the territory due to heavy rain this morning (June 24).

    Under the red rainstorm warning, Airport Tunnel and various roads were suffering from flooding, resulting in closure of some road lanes. Traffic congestion was observed in Kowloon East and situation could worsen if the bad weather continues. Relevant departments have been trying to drain off excessive water to help resumption of normal road usage.

    As roads around Cyberport in Pok Fu Lam were also flooded, traffic congestion was also noted at the area.

    The department activated the Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre this morning upon issue of the rainstorm warning by Hong Kong Observatory, to closely monitor the traffic situations and maintain close communications with transport operators and relevant government departments for emergency actions when necessary.

    Motorists and passengers are advised to drive with care, take more time for their journey and pay attention to radio/TV announcements about the most updated situations and be patient when traffic is congested.

Ends/Friday, June 24, 2005

Issued at HKT 12:19