FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1977
TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENT IN N.T.
FOR CHING MING FESTIVAL
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LARGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT THE WO HOP SHEK, SANDY RIDGE AND TSUEN WAN CEMETERIES DURING THE CHING MING FESTIVAL WHICH FALLS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 5 THIS YEAR.
TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THESE AREAS, THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED:
WO HOP SHEK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. EXCEPT HEARSES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES, BETWEEN 5 A.M. AND 8 P.M. ON MARCH 27, APRIL 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 AND 17.
TAI PO ROAD BETWEEN LAM KAM ROAD AND FANLING ROUNDABOUT WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND ON SUNDAY, APRIL 3, AND TUESDAY, APRIL 5, FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO REVERT TO NORMAL TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FLOW.
THIS ONE-WAY SYSTEM MAY ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED ON MARCH 27, APRIL 8, 9, 10, 11 AND 17, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION.
DURING THE ROAD RE-ROUTING, MOTORISTS MAY PROCEED TO KOWLOON VIA THE FOLLOWING ROUTES: FROM FANLING ROUNDABOUT TO SHA TAU KOK ROAD, LUK KENG ROAD, TING KOK ROAD AND INTO TAI PO ROAD FROM FANLING ROUNDABOUT ALONG TAI PO ROAD AND INTO CASTLE PEAK ROAD AT SHEUNG SHUI CROSS AND FROM FANLING ROUNDABOUT ALONG TAI PO ROAD AND THEN TURN INTO FAN KAM ROAD TO KAM TIN AND THEN THROUGH ROUTE TWISK TO CASTLE PEAK ROAD OR THROUGH LAM KAM ROAD TO TAI PO ROAD.
VISITORS TO SANDY RIDGE, LO WU, ARE ADVISED THAT NO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, EXCEPT PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES WITH CLOSED AREA PERMITS, WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER MAN KAM TO ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH SAN FUNG AVENUE IN SHEUNG SHUI.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE URGED NOT TO PROCEED TO THESE AREAS BY PRIVATE CAR AS PARKING SPACES ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED IN SHEUNG SHUI TOWN AND ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI AND LO WU WILL BE AVAILABLE.
THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE TSUEN WAN CEMETERY WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC EXCEPT HEARSES OR EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON APRIL 3 AND 5 AND ON ANY OTHER DAY WHEN THE TRAFFIC SITUATION WARRANTS IT.
SINGLE LANE NOSE-TO-TAIL PARKING WILL BE PERMITTED UNDER POLICE SUPERVISION, ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY OF TEXACO ROAD.
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