XN000022-1977-02-15 — Page 4

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1977

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CAUSEWAY BAY AREA

DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD

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SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE AREA AROUND VICTORIA PARK FOR THE ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR.

UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS A NUMBER OF ROADS AROUND VICTOR JA PARK WILL EITHER BE CLOSED OR DIVERSIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BETWEEN 6.30 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 17 AND 6 A.M. THE NEXT DAY.

THE ROADS AFFECTED WILL BE SIGNPOSTED AND TRAFFIC POLICE WILL BE ON HAND TO GUIDE MOTOR ISTS.

THERE WILL BE NO PARKING BETWEEN 3 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 17 AND 6 A.M. THE NEXT DAY IN NGAN MOX STREET, YACHT STREET, CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY CAR PARK, RCXY CAR PARK, GLOUCESTER ROAD BETWEEN PERCIVAL STREET AND CAUSEWAY ROAD, JARDINE'S BAZAAR, THE SECTION OF KINGSTON STREET EAST OF CLEVELAND STREET AND PERCIVAL STREET.

CMB ROUTE NOS. 2, 5, 19, 25, 5E, 11, 11A, 23A, 17, 72, 21, CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL ROUTES 102 AND 106, AND KME ROUTE 200 AIRPORT COACH SERVICE WILL BE DIVERTED FROM THE IR USUAL ROUTES ON REACHING THE CAUSEWAY BAY AREA.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ADVISED MOTORISTS TO USE CAROLINE HILL ROAD OR NGAN MOK STREET WHEN TRAVELLING FROM WAN CHAI TO THE AREA SOUTH CF VICTORIA PARK AND TO USE TSING FUNG STREET AND ELECTRIC ROAD WHEN TRAVELLING FROM CAUSEWAY ROAD TO KOWLOON.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HEAVY TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED IN THE CAUSEWAY BAY AREA DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD AND URGED MOTORISTS NOT TO TRAVEL BY CAR UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY,

+PEOPLE WISHING TO GO TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIP IN VICTORIA PARK SHOULD TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT WHEREVER POSSIBLE, + P3 ADDED.