TD reminds public of WTO HKMC transport arrangements on December 15
The Transport Department (TD) today reminded members of the public on the special transport and traffic arrangements on December 15 relating to the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation.
A Transport Department spokesman said traffic on Hong Kong Island had been normal today (December 14) during the morning peak, which was comparable to a normal Wednesday.
The spokesman noted that to facilitate the protest march from the late morning, sections of roads around the central districts of Wan Chai and Causeway Bay had been temporarily closed by the Police. These included flyovers at Tonnochy Road, Marsh Road, Hung Hing Road, Fleming Road between Harbour Road and Convention Avenue, Paterson Street, Cannon Street, Sugar Street, Kingston Street, Lockhart Road between Fleming Road and East Point Road, Gloucester Road Flyover leading to Causeway Road, Percival Street southbound, Johnston Road eastbound and Hennessy Road eastbound.
Tram services between Admiralty and Tin Lok Lane were suspended from 10.30 am to about 12.20 pm.
For tomorrow (December 15), the Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate processions from Victoria Park to Wan Chai North as follows:
The following road closure and traffic diversion will be implemented at 9 am:
(A) Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 9 am and as necessary:
(1) Northbound Gloucester Road from the U-turn loop underneath Tai Hang Road Flyover to Kingston Street;
(2) Sugar Street;
(3) Great George Street;
(4) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; and
(5) Westbound Kingston Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street.
The following roads will be closed from 9.30 am and as necessary:
(1) Lockhart Road between Fleming Road and East Point Road;
(2) East Point Road;
(3) Percival Street between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road except the northbound section between Jaffe Road and Gloucester Road;
(4) A section of Canal Road East between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(5) A section of Canal Road West between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(6) Southbound Marsh Road flyover between Hung Hing Road and Lockhart Road; and
(7) A section of southbound Marsh Road between Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road.
The following roads will be closed from 10 am and as necessary:
(1) A section of Marsh Road between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(2) Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Flyover and Causeway Road;
(3) Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
(4) Kingston Street eastbound between Paterson Street and Inner Gloucester Road;
(5) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Inner Gloucester Road;
(6) Yacht Street;
(7) Lau Li Street between Ngan Mok Street and Hing Fat Street;
(8) Electric Road between Lau Sin Street and Tsing Fung Street;
(9) Lau Sin Street between the cul-de-sac outside Park Tower and Hing Fat Street;
(10) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street; and
(11) Northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover between the slip road to Tung Lo Wan Road and westbound Victoria Park Road.
The following roads will be closed at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Westbound Causeway Road;
(2) Moreton Terrace;
(3) Shelter Street;
(4) The slip road leading from eastbound Yee Wo Street to Leighton Road;
(5) Irving Street;
(6) Pennington Street between Keswick Street and Yee Wo Street;
(7) Jardine Bazaar;
(8) Tang Lung Street;
(9) Canal Road East between Russell Street and Hennessy Road;
(10) Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(11) Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road;
(12) Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(13) Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
(14) Kai Chiu Road;
(15) Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
(16) Westbound Yee Wo Street;
(17) Westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Tin Lok Lane; and
(18) Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Flyover and Causeway Road.
The following roads will be closed from 10.30 am and as necessary:
(1) Marsh Road Flyover;
(2) Northbound Marsh Road between Gloucester Road and Hung Hing Road; and
(3) Hung Hing Road between Tonnochy Road and Wan Shing Street.
The following roads will be closed at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Convention Avenue between Tonnochy Road and Fleming Road;
(2) Tonnochy Road between Harbour Road and Convention Avenue; and
(3) Eastbound Harbour Road between Fleming Road and Tonnochy Road.
(B) Traffic diversion
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 10.30 am onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along southbound Gloucester Road will be prohibited to turn right onto U-turn loop leading to northbound Gloucester Road;
(2) Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street is prohibited to turn left onto Sugar Street;
(3) Traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover is prohibited to turn left onto westbound Kingston Street;
(4) Traffic along southbound Paterson Street must turn left to eastbound Kingston Street; and
(5) Traffic along southbound Cleveland Street is prohibited to turn right onto westbound Kingston Street.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 9.30 am onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Canal Road West;
(2) Traffic along eastbound Lockhart Road must turn left onto northbound Luard Road;
(3) Traffic along northbound Tonnochy Road will be prohibited to turn right onto eastbound Lockhart Road;
(4) Traffic along Jaffe Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Tonnochy Road;
(5) Traffic along westbound Hung Hing Road will be prohibited to turn left onto southbound Marsh Road Flyover;
(6) Traffic along southbound Marsh Road must turn left onto eastbound Jaffe Road;
(7) Traffic along northbound Marsh Road will be prohibited to turn right onto eastbound Lockhart Road;
(8) Traffic along southbound Canal Road East must turn left onto eastbound Jaffe Road;
(9) Traffic along Jaffe Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Percival Street; and
(10) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left onto southbound Percival Street.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 10 am onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left into southbound Cleveland Street;
(2) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left into southbound Paterson Street;
(3) Traffic along slip road leading from westbound Victoria Park Road to Gloucester Road Service Road, must turn right before the junction with Cleveland Street; and
(4) Traffic along southbound Victoria Park Flyover must turn right to Gloucester Road Service Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted at anytime as necessary:
(1) Traffic from westbound King's Road must turn left into southbound Tung Lo Wan Road, or turn right into northbound Hing Fat Street;
(2) Traffic along westbound Tung Lo Wan Road is prohibited to turn right into Moreton Terrace;
(3) A section of eastbound Tung Lo Wan Road from outside St. Paul Hospital to Moreton Terrace will be re-routed one-way westbound. Vehicular traffic will only be allowed under Police direction at scene;
(4) Traffic along the abovementioned Tung Lo Wan Road must turn left, either heading for Ka Ning Path or Eastern Hospital Road except franchised buses;
(5) Traffic (except bus, green minibus and vehicle over 7 metres in length) along the slip road leading from northbound Tai Hang Road to the abovementioned Tung Lo Wan Road, must turn left into this section of Tung Lo Wan Road, which is re-routed to one-way westbound;
(6) Traffic along eastbound along Yee Wo Street is prohibited to turn right into southbound Tung Lo Wan Road or westbound Leighton Road;
(7) Traffic along westbound Leighton Road must turn left into Wong Nai Chung Road except franchised bus;
(8) Traffic along northbound Fleming Road must turn left onto westbound Lockhart Road;
(9) Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Marsh Road; and
(10) Traffic along northbound Tin Lok Lane must turn left onto westbound Hennessy Road or turn right onto eastbound Hennessy Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 10.30 am onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along northbound Wan Shing Street will be prohibited to turn left onto westbound Hung Hing Road;
(2) Traffic from eastbound Hung Hing Road will be prohibited to turn right onto Marsh Road Flyover; and
(3) Traffic from eastbound Gloucester Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Marsh Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along Tonnochy Road Flyover must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road;
(2) Traffic along northbound Tonnochy Road must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road;
(3) Traffic along Harbour Road between Fleming Road and Tonnochy Road will be reverted to one way westbound; and
(4) Traffic along northbound Fleming Road must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road except to Renaissance Harbour View Hotel.
(C) Suspension of bus stops
All bus stops along the closed roads are to be suspended until the resumption of services.
(D) Suspension of public light bus and taxi stands
All public light bus stands and taxi stands (including the pick-up/drop-off points) along the closed roads are to be suspended from two hours before the commencement of the procession until the crowd is dispersed.
(E) Suspension of car parks
Due to road closures, vehicles will not be allowed to enter or exit the following public / private car parks from two hours before the procession until the crowd is dispersed.
(1) 'Park Lane' Car Park at 310 Gloucester Road (entrance at Great George Street),
(2) In Square Car Park at 311 Gloucester Road (entrance at Great George Street),
(3) Hang Lung Centre Car Park at 2 Paterson Street (entrance at Great George Street).
The following road closure and traffic diversion will be implemented from 12 noon:
(A) Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 12 noon and as necessary:
(1) Northbound Gloucester Road from the U-turn loop underneath Tai Hang Road Flyover to Kingston Street;
(2) Sugar Street;
(3) Great George Street;
(4) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; and
(5) Westbound Kingston Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street.
The following roads will be closed from 12.30 pm and as necessary:
(1) Lockhart Road between Fleming Road and East Point Road;
(2) East Point Road;
(3) Percival Street between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road except the northbound section between Jaffe Road and Gloucester Road;
(4) A section of Canal Road East between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(5) A section of Canal Road West between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(6) Southbound Marsh Road flyover between Hung Hing Road and Lockhart Road; and
(7) A section of southbound Marsh Road between Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road.
The following roads will be closed from 1 pm and as necessary:
(1) A section of Marsh Road between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(2) Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Flyover and Causeway Road;
(3) Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
(4) Kingston Street eastbound between Paterson Street and Inner Gloucester Road;
(5) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Inner Gloucester Road;
(6) Yacht Street;
(7) Lau Li Street between Ngan Mok Street and Hing Fat Street;
(8) Electric Road between Lau Sin Street and Tsing Fung Street;
(9) Lau Sin Street between the cul-de-sac outside Park Tower and Hing Fat Street;
(10) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street; and
(11) Northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover between the slip road to Tung Lo Wan Road and westbound Victoria Park Road.
The following roads will be closed at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Westbound Causeway Road;
(2) Moreton Terrace;
(3) Shelter Street;
(4) The slip road leading from eastbound Yee Wo Street to Leighton Road;
(5) Irving Street;
(6) Pennington Street between Keswick Street and Yee Wo Street;
(7) Jardine Bazaar;
(8) Tang Lung Street;
(9) Canal Road East between Russell Street and Hennessy Road;
(10) Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(11) Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road;
(12) Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(13) Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
(14) Kai Chiu Road;
(15) Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
(16) Westbound Yee Wo Street;
(17) Westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Tin Lok Lane; and
(18) Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Flyover and Causeway Road.
The following roads will be closed from 2 pm and as necessary:
(1) Marsh Road Flyover;
(2) Northbound Marsh Road between Gloucester Road and Hung Hing Road; and
(3) Hung Hing Road between Tonnochy Road and Wan Shing Street.
The following roads will be closed at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Convention Avenue between Tonnochy Road and Fleming Road;
(2) Tonnochy Road between Harbour Road and Convention Avenue; and
(3) Eastbound Harbour Road between Fleming Road and Tonnochy Road.
(B) Traffic diversion
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 12 noon onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along southbound Gloucester Road will be prohibited to turn right onto U-turn loop leading to northbound Gloucester Road;
(2) Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street is prohibited to turn left onto Sugar Street;
(3) Traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover is prohibited to turn left onto westbound Kingston Street;
(4) Traffic along southbound Paterson Street must turn left to eastbound Kingston Street; and
(5) Traffic along southbound Cleveland Street is prohibited to turn right onto westbound Kingston Street.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 12.30 am onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Canal Road West;
(2) Traffic along eastbound Lockhart Road must turn left onto northbound Luard Road;
(3) Traffic along northbound Tonnochy Road will be prohibited to turn right onto eastbound Lockhart Road;
(4) Traffic along Jaffe Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Tonnochy Road;
(5) Traffic along westbound Hung Hing Road will be prohibited to turn left onto southbound Marsh Road Flyover;
(6) Traffic along southbound Marsh Road must turn left onto eastbound Jaffe Road;
(7) Traffic along northbound Marsh Road will be prohibited to turn right onto eastbound Lockhart Road;
(8) Traffic along southbound Canal Road East must turn left onto eastbound Jaffe Road;
(9) Traffic along Jaffe Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Percival Street; and
(10) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left onto southbound Percival Street.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 1 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left into southbound Cleveland Street;
(2) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left into southbound Paterson Street;
(3) Traffic along slip road leading from westbound Victoria Park Road to Gloucester Road Service Road, must turn right before the junction with Cleveland Street; and
(4) Traffic along southbound Victoria Park Flyover must turn right to Gloucester Road Service Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted at anytime as necessary:
(1) Traffic from westbound King's Road must turn left into southbound Tung Lo Wan Road, or turn right into northbound Hing Fat Street;
(2) Traffic along westbound Tung Lo Wan Road is prohibited to turn right into Moreton Terrace;
(3) A section of eastbound Tung Lo Wan Road from outside St. Paul Hospital to Moreton Terrace will be re-routed one-way westbound. Vehicular traffic will only be allowed under Police direction at scene;
(4) Traffic along the abovementioned Tung Lo Wan Road must turn left, either heading for Ka Ning Path or Eastern Hospital Road except franchised buses;
(5) Traffic (except bus, green minibus and vehicle over 7 metres in length) along the slip road leading from northbound Tai Hang Road to the abovementioned Tung Lo Wan Road, must turn left into this section of Tung Lo Wan Road, which is re-routed to one-way westbound;
(6) Traffic along eastbound along Yee Wo Street is prohibited to turn right into southbound Tung Lo Wan Road or westbound Leighton Road;
(7) Traffic along westbound Leighton Road must turn left into Wong Nai Chung Road except franchised bus;
(8) Traffic along northbound Fleming Road must turn left onto westbound Lockhart Road;
(9) Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Marsh Road; and
(10) Traffic along northbound Tin Lok Lane must turn left onto westbound Hennessy Road or turn right onto eastbound Hennessy Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 2 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along northbound Wan Shing Street will be prohibited to turn left onto westbound Hung Hing Road;
(2) Traffic from eastbound Hung Hing Road will be prohibited to turn right onto Marsh Road Flyover; and
(3) Traffic from eastbound Gloucester Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Marsh Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along Tonnochy Road Flyover must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road;
(2) Traffic along northbound Tonnochy Road must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road;
(3) Traffic along Harbour Road between Fleming Road and Tonnochy Road will be reverted to one way westbound; and
(4) Traffic along northbound Fleming Road must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road except to Renaissance Harbour View Hotel.
(C) Suspension of bus stops
All bus stops along the closed roads are to be suspended until the resumption of services.
(D) Suspension of public light bus and taxi stands
All public light bus stands and taxi stands (including the pick-up/drop-off points) along the closed roads are to be suspended from two hours before the commencement of the procession until the crowd is dispersed.
(E) Suspension of car parks
Due to road closures, vehicles will not be allowed to enter or exit the following public / private car parks from two hours before the procession until the crowd is dispersed.
(1) 'Park Lane' Car Park at 310 Gloucester Road (entrance at Great George Street),
(2) In Square Car Park at 311 Gloucester Road (entrance at Great George Street),
(3) Hang Lung Centre Car Park at 2 Paterson Street (entrance at Great George Street
The following will be implemented from 3.30 pm
(A) Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 3.30 pm and as necessary:
(1) Northbound Gloucester Road from the U-turn loop underneath Tai Hang Road Flyover to Kingston Street;
(2) Sugar Street;
(3) Great George Street;
(4) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; and
(5) Westbound Kingston Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street.
The following roads will be closed from 3.30 pm and as necessary:
(1) Lockhart Road between Fleming Road and East Point Road;
(2) East Point Road;
(3) Percival Street between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road except the northbound section between Jaffe Road and Gloucester Road;
(4) A section of Canal Road East between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(5) A section of Canal Road West between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(6) Southbound Marsh Road flyover between Hung Hing Road and Lockhart Road; and
(7) A section of southbound Marsh Road between Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road.
The following roads will be closed from 3.30 pm and as necessary:
(1) A section of Marsh Road between Jaffe Road and Hennessy Road;
(2) Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Flyover and Causeway Road;
(3) Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
(4) Kingston Street eastbound between Paterson Street and Inner Gloucester Road;
(5) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Inner Gloucester Road;
(6) Yacht Street;
(7) Lau Li Street between Ngan Mok Street and Hing Fat Street;
(8) Electric Road between Lau Sin Street and Tsing Fung Street;
(9) Lau Sin Street between the cul-de-sac outside Park Tower and Hing Fat Street;
(10) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street; and
(11) Northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover between the slip road to Tung Lo Wan Road and westbound Victoria Park Road.
The following roads will be closed at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Westbound Causeway Road;
(2) Moreton Terrace;
(3) Shelter Street;
(4) The slip road leading from eastbound Yee Wo Street to Leighton Road;
(5) Irving Street;
(6) Pennington Street between Keswick Street and Yee Wo Street;
(7) Jardine Bazaar;
(8) Tang Lung Street;
(9) Canal Road East between Russell Street and Hennessy Road;
(10) Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(11) Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road;
(12) Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(13) Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
(14) Kai Chiu Road;
(15) Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
(16) Westbound Yee Wo Street;
(17) Westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Tin Lok Lane; and
(18) Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Flyover and Causeway Road.
The following roads will be closed from 4 pm and as necessary:
(1) Marsh Road Flyover;
(2) Northbound Marsh Road between Gloucester Road and Hung Hing Road; and
(3) Hung Hing Road between Tonnochy Road and Wan Shing Street.
The following roads will be closed at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Convention Avenue between Tonnochy Road and Fleming Road;
(2) Tonnochy Road between Harbour Road and Convention Avenue; and
(3) Eastbound Harbour Road between Fleming Road and Tonnochy Road.
(B) Traffic diversion
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 3.30 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along southbound Gloucester Road will be prohibited to turn right onto U-turn loop leading to northbound Gloucester Road;
(2) Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street is prohibited to turn left onto Sugar Street;
(3) Traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover is prohibited to turn left onto westbound Kingston Street;
(4) Traffic along southbound Paterson Street must turn left to eastbound Kingston Street; and
(5) Traffic along southbound Cleveland Street is prohibited to turn right onto westbound Kingston Street.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 3.30 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Canal Road West;
(2) Traffic along eastbound Lockhart Road must turn left onto northbound Luard Road;
(3) Traffic along northbound Tonnochy Road will be prohibited to turn right onto eastbound Lockhart Road;
(4) Traffic along Jaffe Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Tonnochy Road;
(5) Traffic along westbound Hung Hing Road will be prohibited to turn left onto southbound Marsh Road Flyover;
(6) Traffic along southbound Marsh Road must turn left onto eastbound Jaffe Road;
(7) Traffic along northbound Marsh Road will be prohibited to turn right onto eastbound Lockhart Road;
(8) Traffic along southbound Canal Road East must turn left onto eastbound Jaffe Road;
(9) Traffic along Jaffe Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Percival Street; and
(10) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left onto southbound Percival Street.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 3.30 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left into southbound Cleveland Street;
(2) Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road Service Road will be prohibited to turn left into southbound Paterson Street;
(3) Traffic along slip road leading from westbound Victoria Park Road to Gloucester Road Service Road, must turn right before the junction with Cleveland Street; and
(4) Traffic along southbound Victoria Park Flyover must turn right to Gloucester Road Service Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted at anytime as necessary:
(1) Traffic from westbound King's Road must turn left into southbound Tung Lo Wan Road, or turn right into northbound Hing Fat Street;
(2) Traffic along westbound Tung Lo Wan Road is prohibited to turn right into Moreton Terrace;
(3) A section of eastbound Tung Lo Wan Road from outside St. Paul Hospital to Moreton Terrace will be re-routed one-way westbound. Vehicular traffic will only be allowed under Police direction at scene;
(4) Traffic along the abovementioned Tung Lo Wan Road must turn left, either heading for Ka Ning Path or Eastern Hospital Road except franchised buses;
(5) Traffic (except bus, green minibus and vehicle over 7 metres in length) along the slip road leading from northbound Tai Hang Road to the abovementioned Tung Lo Wan Road, must turn left into this section of Tung Lo Wan Road, which is re-routed to one-way westbound;
(6) Traffic along eastbound along Yee Wo Street is prohibited to turn right into southbound Tung Lo Wan Road or westbound Leighton Road;
(7) Traffic along westbound Leighton Road must turn left into Wong Nai Chung Road except franchised bus;
(8) Traffic along northbound Fleming Road must turn left onto westbound Lockhart Road;
(9) Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Marsh Road; and
(10) Traffic along northbound Tin Lok Lane must turn left onto westbound Hennessy Road or turn right onto eastbound Hennessy Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 4 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along northbound Wan Shing Street will be prohibited to turn left onto westbound Hung Hing Road;
(2) Traffic from eastbound Hung Hing Road will be prohibited to turn right onto Marsh Road Flyover; and
(3) Traffic from eastbound Gloucester Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Marsh Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted at anytime and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along Tonnochy Road Flyover must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road;
(2) Traffic along northbound Tonnochy Road must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road;
(3) Traffic along Harbour Road between Fleming Road and Tonnochy Road will be reverted to one way westbound; and
(4) Traffic along northbound Fleming Road must turn left onto westbound Harbour Road except to Renaissance Harbour View Hotel.
(C) Suspension of bus stops
All bus stops along the closed roads are to be suspended until the resumption of services.
(D) Suspension of public light bus and taxi stands
All public light bus stands and taxi stands (including the pick-up/drop-off points) along the closed roads are to be suspended from two hours before the commencement of the procession until the crowd is dispersed.
(E) Suspension of car parks
Due to road closures, vehicles will not be allowed to enter or exit the following public / private car parks from two hours before the procession until the crowd is dispersed.
(1) 'Park Lane' Car Park at 310 Gloucester Road (entrance at Great George Street),
(2) In Square Car Park at 311 Gloucester Road (entrance at Great George Street),
(3) Hang Lung Centre Car Park at 2 Paterson Street (entrance at Great George Street).
(F) Bus and Green Minibus (GMB) diversions
The following bus and GMB diversions will be implemented from about 9.00 am until uplifting of road closures:
Bus routes(26 routes): 2, 2X, 19, 102, 106, 307, 117, 108, 5, A11, 8P, 603, 603P, 103, 170, 621, 680X, 681, 681P, 690P, 110, E11, 25, 914, 948, 968
GMB(10 routes): 4A, 4C, 5, 10, 11, 31, 36, 39M, 49M, 25
(G) Bus Diversions and Re-provision of Temporary Bus Stops
(1) During closure of Gloucester Road southbound between Causeway Bay flyover and Causeway Road (5 routes):
* Routes 2, 19, 102, 106 (to Hong Kong) divert via Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King's Road in lieu of Causeway Bay flyover and Causeway Road.
(Bus stops along Gloucester Road and Causeway Road suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stops at Victoria Park Road outside Causeway Bay typhoon shelter and Wing Hing Street.)
* Route 307 (to Tai Po) from Queensway divert via Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Road and Hing Fat Street in lieu of Arsenal Street flyover, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road and Causeway Bay flyover.
(Bus stop at Gloucester Road suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stops at Hennessy Road near O'Brien Road and Causeway Road outside Victoria Park main entrance.)
* Route 2 (to Central) divert via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road and Gloucester Road in lieu of Tung Lo Wan Road and Tai Hang Road flyover.
(Bus stop at Tung Lo Wan Road suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stop at Gloucester Road service road near the junction with Percival Street.)
(2) During closure of Percival Street s/b between Gloucester Road and Lockhart Road) (3 routes):
* Route 117 (to Happy Valley) divert via Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover, Morrison Hill Road and Sports Road in lieu of Percival Street and Leighton Road
(Bus stops along Percival Street and Leighton Road suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stop at Wong Nai Chung Road near the junction with Sports Road.)
* Route 170 (to Southern District) divert via Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover, Morrison Hill Road and Wong Nai Chung Road in lieu of Percival Street and Leighton Road
(Bus stops along Percival Street and Leighton Road suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stop at Wong Nai Chung Road outside HK Jockey Club.)
* Route 108 (to Braemar Hill) divert via Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover, Leighton Road in lieu of Percival Street
(Bus stop at Percival Street suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stop at Leighton Road near the junction with Sun Wui Road.)
(3) During closure of Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street (22 routes):
* Routes 5, A11, 2X, 8P, 603, 603P, 103, 170, 307, 621, 680X, 681, 681P, 690P (to Eastern District/Kowloon) divert via King’s Road, Tsing Fung Street and Hing Fat Street.
(Bus stop at Hing Fat Street suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stop at King's Road near Ngan Mok Street.)
* Routes 102, 106 and 110 (to Kowloon) divert via Tsing Fung Street flyover and Victoria Park Road.
(Bus stop at Hing Fat Street suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stop at King's Road before Tsing Fung Street flyover.)
* Routes E11, 25, 914, 948, 968 (to Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange) divert via Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street and King's Road westbound in lieu of Hing Fat Street.
(Bus stop at Hing Fat Street suspended. Re-provision of temporary bus stop at Ngan Mok Street.)
The spokesman noted that some protesters had used violent actions in expressing their opinions, which might have affected road traffic.
He appealed to members of the public to pay special attention to road traffic conditions, which might change more frequently because of Police operations and need more time to resume normal during this period.
He reminded the public that traffic on Hong Kong Island might be more congested during the HKMC period and urged people to plan the journey well in advance, use public transports as far as possible and try to avoid driving to the relevant districts, especially roads in Island north.
Parents are advised to maintain close liaison with school bus drivers to understand their journeys as some roads might be diverted in the afternoon in the coming few days.
The TD's Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre Joint Steering Mode has been in operation since December 10 to closely monitor the traffic situations and handle incidents of transport, and co-ordinate the announcement of information on traffic and public transport services.
The TD has also set up a special hotline: 1834567, available between now and December 19, for enquiries on the most updated information on special traffic and transport arrangements during the HKMC period. People can also make use of the hotline to obtain the information by fax or contact hotline servicing staff. The information will also be uploaded onto the department website www.td.gov.hk for easy reference.
During the period, TD's general hotline: 28042600 will continue to provide service for general enquiries as usual.
The department will continue to make regular updating of information for the media for immediate announcement to the public.
Ends/Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Issued at HKT 22:25