Special traffic arrangements for Mid-Autumn Festival

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

     The Police announced today (September 23) that special traffic arrangements will be implemented on Hong Kong Island and in the New Territories from September 24 to 26 to facilitate the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Hong Kong Island
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Tai Hang
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     To facilitate the holding of the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance, the following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from September 24 to 26.- Lin Fa Kung Street East;
– Lin Fa Kung Street West;
– Lily Street;
– Wun Sha Street;
– Ormsby Street;
– Brown Street;
– Warren Street;
– Jones Street;
– Lai Yin Street;
– School Street;
– King Street;
– Shepherd Street;
– Sun Chun Street; and
– Second Lane.- Vehicles on eastbound Tung Lo Wan Road must turn left to Tung Lo Wan Drive; and
– Vehicles on southbound Tung Lo Wan Drive must turn right to Moreton Terrace.——————-
A. Pedestrianisation- East Point Road; and
– Great George Street west of Paterson Street.- Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street;
– Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road, except for vehicles on Tai Hang Road flyover heading for northbound Gloucester Road;
– Westbound Kingston Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street;
– Great George Street east of Paterson Street; and
– Hing Fat Street will be closed intermittently, except for franchised buses and green minibuses.- Eastbound Kingston Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and
– Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Gloucester Road.- Vehicles on  southbound Paterson Street must turn left to eastbound Kingston Street;
– Vehicles on Cleveland Street will be prohibited from turning right to westbound Kingston Street; and
– Vehicles on northbound Gloucester Road and northbound Tai Hang Road flyover will be prohibited from turning left to westbound Kingston Street.- Access to car parks at Great George Street will be restricted from 7pm to 11.59pm on September 24 and 26, and from 7pm on September 25 to 3am of the following day; and
– Disabled parking spaces along northbound Gloucester Road near Sugar Street will be suspended from 7pm to 11.59pm on September 24 and 26, and from 7pm on September 25 to 3am of the following day.- Tin Lok Lane;
– Tung Lo Wan Road;
– Hing Fat Street;
– Electric Road between Wing Hing Street and Yacht Street;
– Northbound Morrison Hill Road;
– Hennessy Road east of Marsh Road;
– Tin Hau Temple Road between Fortress Hill Road and Causeway Road; and
– Causeway Road.————– Vehicles on northbound Peak Road heading for Lugard Road, Harlech Road and Mount Austin Road will be diverted to southbound Peak Road via the slip road next to the car park entrance of the Peak Galleria, except for residents’ vehicles or vehicles with permits.——————————————
     To facilitate the holding of the Fire Dragon Dance, the following road closure will be implemented on September 25:- Wu Nam Street;
– Lok Yeung Street;
– Aberdeen Main Road;
– Aberdeen Old Main Street;
– Sai On Street;
– Chengtu Road;
– Nan Ning Street;
– Fung Tin Street; and
– Wu Pak Street.- Chi Fu Road near Pok Fu Lam Village;
– Chi Fu Road flyover;
– Wah Fu Road; and
– Waterfall Bay Road.—————-
A. Traffic arrangements- Vehicles on Beach Road may be diverted to northbound South Bay Road for leaving the area if the car parks on South Bay Road are full, except for residents’ vehicles;
– Vehicles on eastbound Repulse Bay Road may be prohibited from making a U-turn at its junction with South Bay Road; and
– Vehicles on Repulse Bay Road may be banned from waiting outside the car park of Repulse Bay if it is full.- All metered and motorcycle parking spaces on Beach Road.———
A. Road closure- Big Wave Bay Road; and
– Access roads to the car parks in Shek O and Big Wave Bay (if the car parks are full).——————-
Tuen Mun
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     The following roads will be intermittently closed from 5pm to 5am of the following day daily on September 25 and 26, except for authorised vehicles:- The unnamed access road leading to the public car park at Cafeteria Old Beach;
– Tsing Yan Street between Castle Peak Road and the entrance of the public car park at Kadoorie Beach; and
– The unnamed access road leading to the public car park at Butterfly Beach.————–
A. Road closure- The section of Shing Mun Road between Pineapple Dam and the Main Dam.—————
     Depending on the crowd and traffic conditions, the following roads will be intermittently closed from 4.30pm on September 25 to 3am of the following day, except for residents’ vehicles:- Yiu Sha Road north of its junction with Wu Kai Sha Road roundabout; and
– Yiu Sha Road from its junction with the unnamed road towards To Tau Wan Village.
     
     The Police will implement appropriate arrangements subject to the prevailing traffic and crowd conditions. Motorists are advised to exercise patience and tolerance, and take heed of instructions of the police officers on site.