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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIN HAU FESTIVAL

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SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES, AND SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES WILL RUN BETWEEN WAN CHAI AND JOSS HOUSE BAY DURING THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL, WHICH FALLS ON SUNDAY (MAY 4) THIS YEAR.

IN YUEN LONG, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A FESTIVE PROCESSION, THERE WILL BE TEMPORARY PARKING PROHIBITIONS, TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS, ROAD CLOSURES AND CHANGES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES.

FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL THE PROCESSION IS OVER, PARKING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON BOTH SIDES OF YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD BETWEEN THE TWO ROUNDABOUTS, TAI YUK ROAD, KAU YUK ROAD, WANG CHAU ROAD, AND ON NING ROAD BETWEEN MA MIU ROAD AND KIK YEUNG ROAD.

FROM 11 A.M., A SINGLE-LANE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM WILL BE ENFORCED ALONG THE NORTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF THE YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD BETWEEN THE TWO ROUNDABOUTS, AND A ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON BOTH BANKS OF THE NULLAH LEADING FROM THE TAI KI LING ROAD BRIDGE TO THE TEMPLE AT TAI SHU HA, ENTRY TO WHICH WILL BE BY WAY OF THE NORTHERN BANK ROAD, AND EXIT BY WAY OF THE SOUTHERN BANK ROAD.

ALSO FROM 11 A.M., THE SOUTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF THE YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD, INCLUDING ALL ITS ROAD JUNCTIONS BETWEEN BOTH ROUNDABOUTS, TAI YUK ROAD AMD KAU YUK ROAD, WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.

FROM 10 A.M., THE TERMINUS FOR KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTE NUMBERS 50, 53, 55, 57, 58 AND 250 WHICH ENTER YUEN LONG FROM CASTLE PEAK WILL BE MOVED TO MA MIU ROAD. THE TERMINUS FOR KMB BUS ROUTE NUMBERS 54, 74, 76 AND 77 WHICH ENTER YUEN LONG FROM AU TAU WILL BE MOVED TO WANG CHAU ROAD.

ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND TAXIS APPROACHING BOTH SIDES OF YUEN LONG TOWN WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO GO BEYOND THE ROUNDABOUTS FROM 10.30 A.M.

ON SATURDAY (MAY 3) AND SUNDAY, THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY WILL RUN SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE SIGHTSEEING CRUISES AND SHUTTLE SERVICES.

SIGHTSEEING CRUISES WILL ONLY BE OPERATED ON SATURDAY.

↓ LEAVING THE WEST WAN CHAI FERRY PIER AT 2.15 P.M. AND 4.45 P.M. AND DEPARTING JOSS HOUSE BAY AT 3.45 P.M. AND 6 P.M. PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK AT JOSS HOUSE BAY. FARES FOR EACH RETURN TRIP TICKET ARE $8 FOR ORDINARY DECKS AND $16 FOR THE DELUXE CLASS WITH HALF RATE FOR CHILDREN.

SHUTTLE FERRY SERVICES WILL BE OPERATED ON SATURDAY BETWEEN

10 A.M. AND 11 P.M. FROM THE WEST WAN CHAI FERRY PIER AND BETWEEN 11.15 A.M. AND 11 P.M. FROM JOSS HOUSE BAY- AND, STARTING AT 12 MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY UNTIL 1.30 P.M ON SUNDAY, FROM THE WEST WAN CHAI FERRY PIER, AND BETWEEN 1.30 A.M. AND 4 P.M. FROM JOSS HOUSE BAY ACCORDING TO TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS.

RETURN TRIP FARES WILL BE $10 (ADULTS) AND $6 (CHILDREN) FOR ORDINARY CLASSES, AND $18 (ADULTS) AND $10 (CHILDREN) FOR DELUXE CLASSES, SINGLE TRIP FARES WILL BE HALF OF THE RETURN TRIP FARES.

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