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SUNDAY, JANUARY
10-4
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN GAVE DETAILS OF THE
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DISPLAY.
IN CENTRAL, THE SUNDAY-PUBLIC HOLIDAY PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT AT CHATER ROAD AND ICE HOUSE STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT.
IN THE PEAK AREA, UPHILL TRAFFIC EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, MAXICABS, PRIVATE OMNIBUSES AND TAXIS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE SECTION OF PEAK ROAD WEST OF MAGAZINE GAP ROAD FROM 6 PM UNTIL CROWDS HAVE DISPERSED. HOWEVER, DOWNHILL TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
PEAK RESIDENTS REQUIRING EMERGENCY ACCESS TO THE AREA DURING THE CLOSURE MAY CONTACT THE PEAK POLICE STATION ON 5-96242.
A NUMBER OF ROADS IN THE WAN CHAI WATERFRONT WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 6.30 PM. MANY OTHERS ON COASTAL TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH TRAFFIC SIGNS.
ADDITIONAL TRIPS WILL BE OPERATED ON CMB ROUTE 15 AND ITS FREQUENCY WILL BE STRENGTHENED TO SIX MINUTES.
HYF WILL CANCEL ITS WAN CHAI-JORDAN ROAD SERVICE AFTER 7.20 PM, AND WILL RESUME NORMAL SERVICE AT 8.40 PM, AND FOR THE WAN CHAI-HUNG HOM SERVICE, SAILINGS WILL BE CANCELLED BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8.45 PM.
FROM 6 PM TO 8 PM, ALL ENTRANCES OF THE TSIM SHA TSUI MTR STATION EXCEPT THE CAMERON ROAD ENTRANCE WILL BE RESERVED FOR OUT-GOING PASSENGERS ONLY. AFTER 8 PM, ALL EXCEPT THE CARNAVON ROAD ENTRANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO IN-COMING PASSENGERS ONLY. THE HUMPHREYS AVENUE ENTRANCE WILL BE CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. TO AVOID CONGESTION, PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED TO USE JORDAN STATION.
SPECIAL ENTRY AND EXIT ARRANGEMENTS WILL ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED AT JORDAN STATION IN THE EVENT OF OVERCROWDING.
THE STAR FERRY BUS TERMINUS IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM, TERMINAL FACILITIES WILL BE REPROVISIONED AT THE KMB COACH TERMINUS AT PEKING ROAD AND THE TEMPORARY LAY-OVER AREAS AT SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD AND GRANVILLE ROAD.
ACCESS TO CAR PARKS AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL, NEW WORLD CENTRE, KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION AND MIDDLE ROAD WILL BE BANNED BETWEEN 6.30 PM AND 10 PM.
CROWDS ARE EXPECTED TO GATHER ON THE ROOFS OF THE CAR PARKS AT CITY HALL, STAR FERRY AND RUMSEY STREET TO WATCH THE DISPLAY. MOTOR ISTS ARE ADVISED TO REMOVE THEIR VEHICLES FROM THESE CAR PARKS BEFORE 7 PM TO AVOID BEING DAMAGED.
ALL PARKING FACILITIES AT THE PEAK AND IN TSIM SHA TSui COASTAL AREAS WILL BE SUSPENDED AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT.