Special traffic and transport arrangements on Dec 18 (with photos)
The Transport Department (TD) today (December 18) announced that there will be several public processions held today, including three public processions and a few public gatherings.
A TD spokesman said that road closures and traffic diversions would be implemented to facilitate the public processions and public gatherings. Public transport services would be disrupted and traffic situation would be worse. He urged people to plan their journey well in advance, pay attention to radio/TV announcements of most updated traffic information, use public transports as far as possible and to avoid driving to Hong Kong Island, especially areas around Causeway Bay and Wan Chai north.
The TD's Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre Joint Steering Mode had 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 had 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.
I. Special traffic arrangements
Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate a public meeting at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay followed by a procession to march off from Victoria Park.
(A) Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 12 noon and as necessary:
(1) The U-turn loop underneath Tai Hang Road Flyover between southbound Gloucester Road and Sugar Street;
(2) Northbound Gloucester Road from the U-turn loop underneath Tai Hang Road Flyover to Kingston Street;
(3) Sugar Street;
(4) Great George Street;
(5) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street;
(6) Westbound Kingston Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street;
(7) Jardine's 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; and
(12) Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road.
The following roads will be closed from 12.30pm and as necessary:
(1) Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Flyover and Causeway Road;
(2) Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
(3) Eastbound Kingston Street between Paterson Street and Inner Gloucester Road; and
(4) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Inner Gloucester Road.
The following roads will be closed from 1 pm and as necessary:
(1) Westbound Causeway Road;
(2) Moreton Terrace;
(3) Shelter Street;
(4) Slip road leading from eastbound Yee Wo Street to Leighton Road;
(5) Irving Street;
(6) Westbound Yee Wo Street between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road;
(7) Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
(8) Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
(9) Kai Chiu Road;
(10) Percival Street between Lockhart Road and Hennessy Road;
(11) Westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Tin Lok Lane.
The following roads will be closed at anytime and as necessary:
(a) Yacht Street;
(b) Lau Li Street between Ngan Mok Street and Hing Fat Street;
(c) Electric Road between Lau Sin Street and Tsing Fung Street;
(d) Lau Sin Street between the cul-de-sac outside Park Tower and Hing Fat Street;
(e) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street;
(f) Northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover between slip road to Tung Lo Wan Road and westbound Victoria Park Road;
(g) Pennington Street between Keswick Street and Yee Wo Street; and
(h) Southbound Percival Street between Gloucester Road Service Road and Lockhart Road.
The following roads will be closed from 2pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Canal Road West between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road;
(2) Lockhart Road between Canal Road West and Tonnochy Road;
(3) Southbound Tonnochy Road between Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road;
(4) Marsh Road Flyover;
(5) Marsh Road between Hennessy Road and Jaffe Road;
(6) Marsh Road between Gloucester Road and Hung Hing Road; and
(7) Hung Hing Road between Tonnochy Road and Wan Shing Street.
The following roads will be closed at anytime and as necessary:
(a) Convention Avenue between Tonnochy Road and Fleming Road;
(b) Tonnochy Road between Harbour Road and Convention Avenue; and
(c) 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;
(5) Traffic along southbound Cleveland Street is prohibited to turn right onto westbound Kingston Street.
(6) Traffic along northbound Pennington Street is prohibited to turn left onto Jardine's Bazaar;
(7) Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn left into southbound Canal Road East;
(8) Traffic along westbound Russell Street must turn left at the junction with Canal Road East;
(9) Traffic along northbound Canal Road West near the junction with Sharp Street West, will be diverted to up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road Flyover;
(10) Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West will be diverted to up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road Flyover;
(11) Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West will be prohibited to turn left into northbound Bowrington Road;
(12) Traffic along northbound Bowrington Road must turn right into eastbound Sharp Street West; and
(13) Traffic along eastbound Wan Chai Road must turn right into southbound Morrison Hill Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 12.30 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic along southbound Victoria Park Flyover must turn right to Gloucester Road Service Road.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 1 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic from westbound King's Road must turn left into southbound Tung Lo Wan Road, or turn right onto northbound Hing Fat Street;
(2) Traffic along westbound Tung Lo Wan Road is prohibited to turn right onto Moreton Terrace;
(3) A section of eastbound Tung Lo Wan Road from outside St. Paul Hospital's 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 one-way westbound;
(6) Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street will be prohibited to turn right into southbound Tung Lo Wan Road or westbound Leighton Road;
(7) Traffic along northbound Pennington Street will be prohibited to turn left onto westbound Yee Wo Street;
(8) Traffic along northbound Yun Ping Road must turn left onto westbound Lan Fong Road;
(9) Traffic from Kai Chiu Road Hennessy Centre Carpark must turn left onto southbound Lee Garden Road and turn right into Fu Ming Street;
(10) Traffic along southbound Percival Street must turn right onto westbound Lockhart Road;
(11) Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Percival Street;
(12) Traffic along eastbound Lockhart Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Percival Street; and
(13) Traffic along westbound Leighton Road must turn left into Wong Nai Chung Road except franchised bus.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted at any time 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 the slip road leading from westbound Victoria Park Road to Gloucester Road Service Road, must turn right before the junction with Cleveland Street.
Traffic along the following roads will be diverted from 2 pm onwards and as necessary:
(1) Traffic from eastbound Hennessy Road will be prohibited to turn left onto northbound Canal Road West;
(2) Traffic from eastbound Lockhart Road must turn left onto northbound Tonnochy Road or turn right onto southbound Tonnochy Road;
(3) Eastbound Jaffe Road will be prohibited to turn right onto southbound Tonnochy Road;
(4) Southbound Marsh Road must turn left onto eastbound Jaffe Road;
(5) Traffic along northbound Wan Shing Street will be prohibited to turn left onto westbound Hung Hing Road;
(6) Traffic from eastbound Hung Hing Road will be prohibited to turn right onto Marsh Road Flyover; and
(7) Traffic from eastbound Gloucester Road will be prohibhited 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.
II. Temporary Public Transport Arrangements
Procession routes from Victoria Park to the Designated Public Activities Area (Map 1)
Processions from Chater Road to Harcourt Garden and back to Chater Road (Map 2)
Affected bus routes: 2, 19, 102, 106
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Eastern District via Victoria Park Road add Wing Hing Street. (Cancel en-route stops along Gloucester Road, Causeway Road and King's Road near Ngan Mok Street.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Victoria Park Road eastbound outside Causeway Bay typhoon shelter and Wing Hing Street
Affected bus routes: 103, 307, 681
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Kowloon/New Territories: via Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street, King's Road and Hing Fat Street. (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street and Causeway Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Gloucester Road Immigration Tower
Affected bus routes 170
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Kowloon via Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street, King's Road and Hing Fat Street. (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street and Causeway Raod.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Morrison Hill Road outside Racing Museum
Affected bus routes: 2A, 8, 8P, 11, 25A, 25C
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Eastern District via Wan Chai Road, Morrsion Hill Road, Leighton Road and Yee Wo Street. (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road and Yee Wo Street.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Queen's Road East and Leighton Road
Affected bus route: 2X
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Eastern District via Gloucester Road, Canal Road flyover and Leighton Road (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road and Yee Wo Street.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stop at Leighton Road
Affected bus routes: 101, 111, 115, 182
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Kowloon via Queen's Road East, Morrsion Hill Road and Canal Road West (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road, Wan Chai Road and Morrison Hill Road near Leighton Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Queen's Road East
Affected bus route: 23
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Eastern District via Queen's Road East, Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road and Victoria Park Road. (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street and Causeway Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Gloucester Road and Wing Hing Street
Affected bus routes: 5B, 15B, 23A, 25, 26, 37B, 38, 42, 65, 72, 72A, 75, 77, 90, 92, 96, 97, M590, 112, 116, 592, 601, 619, 671, 680, 690, 692, 914, 962, 969, A11, E11
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Eastern District/Southern District/Kowloon via Gloucester Road and Victoria Park Road/Canal Road flyover. (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street and Causeway Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Gloucester Road and Wing Hing Street
Affected bus routes: 2A, 2X, 8, 5, 5B, 25, 25A
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Wan Chai via Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road and Fenwick Street. (Cancel en-route stops along Causeway Road, Yee Wo Street and Hennessy Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stop along Gloucester Road
Affected bus routes: 38, 42, 65, 72, 72A, 76, 77, 96, 592, 112, 116, 962, 969, E11
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Southern District/Kowloon via Leighton Road and Morrison Hill Road. (Cancel en-route stops along Causeway Road, Yee Wo Street and Hennessy Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Leighton Road
Affected bus routes: 37A, 75, 90, 97, 101, 111, 601, 680, 690
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Central: via Gloucester Road, Fenwick Street or Harcourt Road. (Cancel en-route stops along Causeway Road Road/Leighton Road, Wan Chai Road and Hennessy Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops at Gloucestser Road
Affected Bus Routes: 11, 23, 23A, 25C, 26, 81
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Central/Eastern District via Leighton Road and Morrison Hill Road. (Cancel en-route stops along Yee Wo Street and Hennessy Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Leighton Road
Affected bus routes: 40, 40M, 46X
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Wan Chai via Queen's Road East, Morrison Hill Road, Tin Lok Lane and Wan Chai Road to Southern District. (Cancel en-route stops on Hennessy Road eastbound.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-routes stops on Queen's Road East and Hennessy Road westbound (to Southern District)
Affected bus route: 905
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: truncated at Admiralty East
Affected bus routes: 960, 961, 968, 603
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Wan Chai/Kowloon: via Arsenal Street and Gloucester Road. (Cancelled en-route stops along Hennessy Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Gloucester Road
Affected bus routes: 960, 961
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Kowloon via Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road, Connaught Road Central and Jubilee Street. (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road and Queensway.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Gloucester Road and Connaugth Road Central
Affected bus route: 968
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Kowloon via Leighton Road, Wong Nai Chung Road, Canal Road West, Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road, Connaught Road Central and Jubilee Street. (Cancel en-route stops along Hennessy Road and Queensway.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Leighton Road Gloucester Road and Connaugth Road Central
Affected bus routes: 108, 81
Diversion and cancellation of en-route: to Braemar Hill/Lai Tak Tsuen via Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street, King's Road and Tung Lo Wan Road. (Cancel en-route stops at Percival Street and Leighton Road.)
Re-provision of temporary stops: Observe en-route stops along Leighton Road and Canal Road West
GMB Diversions for procession on 18 Dec 2005:
GMB routes ( 14 routes ): 25, 40, 39M, 4A, 4C, 5, 10, 11, 31, 35M, 69X, 56, 21A, 21M
GMB Route: 25
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To convert to a circular route via Tai Hang Road, slip road, Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace, Tung Lo Wan Road, flyover and Tai Hang Road in lieu of Tai Hang Road flyover, Kingston Street and Paterson Street. Stopping point provided at Tung Lo Wan Road.
GMB Route: 40
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To convert to a circular route via Leighton Road, Hysan Avenue, Hoi Ping Road, Leighton Road and Morrison Hill Road in lieu of Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street, Hennessy Road and Tang Lung Street.
GMB Route: 39M
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To Southern District via Gloucester Road service road and Canal Road flyover in lieu of Percival Street.
GMB Routes: 4A, 4C, 5
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To convert to circular routes via Morrison Hill Road, Canal Road flyover, Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay flyover, Gloucester Road service road and Canal Road flyover in lieu of Tin Lok Lane, Marsh Road, Lockhart Road and Cannon Street. Stopping point provided at Gloucester Road service road near Cannon Street.
GMB Routes: 10, 11, 31
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: Convert to circular routes via Arsenal Street, flyover, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay flyover and Gloucester Road service road in lieu of Lockhart Road and Cannon Street. Stopping point provided at Gloucester Road service road near Cannon Street.
GMB Route: 35M
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To Wan Chai Johnston Rd via Luard Road, Gloucester Road service road and Fenwick Street in lieu of Lockhart Road.
GMB Route: 69X
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To Causeway Bay via Morrison Hill Road, Canal Road flyover, Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay flyover, Gloucester Road service road and Canal Road flyover in lieu of Leighton Road, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street, Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace, Tai Hang Road flyover and Paterson Street. Stopping point provided at Gloucester Road service road near Cannon Street.
GMB Route: 56
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To Mid-Levels via Tsing Fung Street, IEC, Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover, Morrison Hill Road and QRE in lieu of Causeway Road and Leighton Road.
GMB Route: 21A
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To Lai Tak Tsuen via Caroline Hill Road, Link Road, Broadwood Road, Tai Hang Road and Lai Tak Tsuen Road in lieu of Yee Wo Street, Tung Lo Wan Road and Tai Hang Road flyover.
GMB Route: 21M
Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing: To Tai Hang Drive via Caroline Hill Road, Link Road, Broadwood Road and Tai Hang Road in lieu of Yee Wo Street, Tung Lo Wan Road and Tai Hang Road flyover.
To be implemented if necessary:
GMB Route: 49M
To Braemar Hill in case of closure of Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street, omit Hing Fat Street, Tin Hau PTI, King’s Road, Ngan Mok Street and Lau Li Street.
GMB Route: 39M
Convert to circular route in case of closure of Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street, via Morrison Hill Road, Sharp Street West, Canal Road West, Canal Road flyover, Victoria Park Road, flyover, Gloucester Road service road and Canal Road flyover.
Ends/Sunday, December 18, 2005
Issued at HKT 12:50