PRESS RELEASE
Royal Visit,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1986
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF DOUBLE HAVEN
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE AREA AROUND DOUBLE HAVEN (YAN CHAU TONG) IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FROM 6 PM ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 TO 7 AM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IT IS LIKELY THAT HM YACHT BRITANNIA WILL BE LOCATED IN DOUBLE HAVEN DURING THIS PERIOD, PROVIDING AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ROYAL PARTY BETWEEN THEIR VISIT TO CHINA AND THEIR VISIT TO HONG KONG.
IN THE LIGHT OF NORMAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS, AND TO ENSURE REASONABLE PRIVACY FOR HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, A TEMPORARY CLOSURE ORDER UNDER THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE WILL BE MADE AND WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17.
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DESPITE THE CLOSURE ORDER, SAID THE SPOKESMAN, THE POLICE WILL PERMIT FISHERMEN AND NORMAL TRAFFIC TO AND FROM VILLAGES IN THE AREA TO ENTER DOUBLE HAVEN, PROVIDED THAT THEY KEEP A REASONABLE DISTANCE FROM THE BRITANNIA. CARE HAS ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE TA CHIU FESTIVAL TO BE HELD SHORTLY ON CROOKED ISLAND (KAT O CHAU). +PEOPLE,+ HE SAID, +WILL BE ABLE TO GET TO THE ISLAND FOR THE FESTIVAL BY A DIFFERENT ROUTE.+
THE TEMPORARY CLOSED AREA MEASURES ABOUT FOUR KILOMETRES IN EACH DIRECTION FROM THE CENTRE OF DOUBLE HAVEN. STARTING AT TUI MIN CHAU IT INCLUDES THE COASTLINE TO CHEUNG WO. THE BOUNDARY THEN GOES NORTH EAST TO A POINT OFF BLUFF HEAD AND THEN DUE NORTH TO ROUND ISLAND (PAK SHA CHAU).