THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1981
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHING MING FESTIVAL
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VISITORS TO GRAVES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE URGED TO MAKE THEIR CHING MING HOMAGE EARLY OR ON OTHER NON-FESTIVAL DAYS TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTION ON TAI PO ROAD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THOSE GOING TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES BY CAR ARE ADVISED TO USE ROUTE TWISK AND FAN KAM ROAD OR CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TUEN MUN HIGHWAY AS ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.
SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN TAI ၁၉,
SANDY RIDGE AND AT THE TSUEN WAN CEMETERY DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD.
ON MARCH 28, 29 AND APRIL 4, 5, 6, 11 AND 12 WO HOP SHEK AD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC (EXCEPT HEARSES D EMERGENCY VEHICLES) BETWEEN 5 AM AND 8 PM.
ON MARCH 29 AND APRIL 5, 6 AND 12, ALL GOODS VEHICLES *EIGHING OVER 45 CWT WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING TAI PO ROAD
STVEEN THE SHATIN RACECOURSE AND THE FANLING ROUNDABOUT.
TAI PO ROAD MAY BE ROUTED ONE-WAY NORTH FROM THE JUNCTION 4TH LAM KAM ROAD (HONG LOK YUEN) TO THE FANLING ROUNDABOUT ON 4, 5 AND 6 FROM 8 AM UNTIL IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO REVERT MAL TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FLOW.
THIS ONE-WAY SYSTEM MAY ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED ON OTHER DAYS JRING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD SHOULD THE TRAFFIC SITUATION WORSEN. OTOPISTS WISHING TO RETURN TO KOWLOON FROM FANLING MAY TAKE THE ROUTE FROM FANLING ROUNDABOUT TO SHA TAU KOK ROAD, LUK KENG ROAD, TING KOK ROAD AND INTO TAI PO ROAD IN TAI PO.
THEY MAY ALSO TAKE THE ROUTE FROM FANLING ROUNDABOUT ALONG TAI PO ROAD TO SHEUNG SHUI CROSS ROADS AND INTO CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO KOWLOON VIA YUEN LONG- OR FROM FANLING ROUNDABOUT ALONG TAI PO ROAD TO SHEUNG SHUI CROSS ROADS, THEN INTO FAN KAM ROAD TO PAT HEUNG (KAM TIN) AND THROUGH ROUTE TWISK TO CASTLE PEAK ROAD OR THROUGH LAM KAM ROAD TO TAI PO ROAD.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES WITH CLOSED ROAD PERMITS, NO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC 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 IN SHEUNG SHUI ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED. THEY SHOULD USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUT AND LO WU.
THE ACCESS ROADS TO THE TSUEN WAN CEMETERY WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, EXCEPT HEARSES OR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ON APRIL 4, 5, AND 6 AND ANY OTHER DAYS DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD IF THE TRAFFIC SITUATION SO REQUIRES.
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.
/A STOCIAL