PRESS RELEASE
Royal Visit.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1986
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
REMINDER:
THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN MR MICHAEL SHEA, WILL GIVE A PRESS BRIEFING ON THE ROYAL VISIT AT 5.30 PM TODAY (TUESDAY) AT THE OLD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MAIN WING, CENTRAL.
TRAFFIC PLAN FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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SPECIAL TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) EVENING AS HUGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON THERE WILL BE SPECIAL PEDESTRIAN-ONLY AREAS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO VIEW THE FIREWORKS FROM VANTAGE POINTS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GOING TO WATCH THE DISPLAY ARE URGED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND NOT TO CONGREGATE IN ANY PARTICULAR AREA TO AVOID CONGESTION.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, PART OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC TO ENABLE PEDESTRIANS TO USE IT TO SEE THE FIREWORKS.
IN CENTRAL, THE NORMAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT RULES WILL APPLY FROM 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT. THIS INVOLVES THE CLOSURE OF CHATER ROAD BETWEEN PEDDER STREET AND JACKSON ROAD AND ICE HOUSE STREET BETWEEN QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.
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