TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NOTICE

SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 2018

Notice is hereby given that the following special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on Island, and the New Territories during Christmas Eve and Christmas Holidays 2018:

I. SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

HONG KONG ISLAND

(A) ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS (SEE FIGURE 1)

(1) Central Lan Kwai Fong and the Vicinity

The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 6.00 pm on 24 December 2018 to 6.00 am on the following day:

(i) D’Aguilar Street between Wyndham Street and Wellington Street; (ii) Lan Kwai Fong; (iii) Wing Wah Lane; (iv) Wo On Lane; (v) Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D’Aguilar Street; and (vi) On Lan Street.

Depending on crowd situation, the road closeure area will be enlarged to cover the following road sections at any time after 7.00 pm on 24 December 2018:

(i) D’Aguilar Street between Queen’s Road Central and Wellington Street; (ii) Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen’s Road Central; (iii) Wellington Street between D’Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street; (iv) Stanley Street between D’Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street; and (v) Queen’s Road Central between Pedder Street and Pottinger Street.

(2) Garden Road

Depending on crowd situation, the rightmost traffic lane of Garden Road outside the St. Joseph’s Church and the Helena May will be closed for predestrian use at anytime after the Christmas Eve mass at around mid night of 24 December 2018.

(3) Causeway Bay

Depending on the crowd situation, the following road sections will be closed to vehicular traffic:

(i) Gloucester Road service road northbound between Kingston Street and the U- turn slip road of Gloucester Road service road southbound; (ii) Gloucester Road southbound betwee the ramp leading from Victoria Park Road Flyover and CausewayRoad;

1 (iii) Sugar Street; (iv) Gloucester Road northbound between Causeway Road and Kingston Street (except for vehicles on Tai Hang Road flyover heading for Gloucester Road northbound); (v) Great George Street; (vi) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; and (vii) Kingston Street westbound between Gloucester Road northbound and Paterson Street.

Further road closure on the following road sessions will be implementaed in short notice depending on the actual crowd situation:

(i) Paterson Street between Gloucester Road westbound and Kingston Street; (ii) Kingston Street; and (iii) Cleveland Street.

During the period of above road closures, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

(i) Vehicles on Victoria Park Road flyover southbound will be diverted to Gloucester Road service road westbound; (ii) Vehicles on Yee Wo Street eastbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Sugar Street; and (iii) Vehicles on Paterson Street and Cleveland Street will be diverted to Kingston Street/ Great George Street/ Gloucester Road.

(4) Chater Road Pedestrian Precinct

The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 8.00 pm on 24 December 2018 to 11.59 pm on the following day:

(i) Chater Road between Pedder Street and Jackson Road; and (ii) Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central.

(5) Causeway Bay Pedestrian Precinct

The following road sessions will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 4.00pm to 11.59 pm on 24 December 2018 and 12.00 noon to 11.59 pm on the following day:

(i) Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street; (ii) East Point Road; and (iii) Great George Street west of Paterson Street.

(B) SUSPENSION OF PARKING SPACES, CAR PARKS AND RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE ACCESS

2 (1) The on-street parking spaces, including the motorcycle parking spaces and metered parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended from 4.00 pm on 24 December 2018 to 6.00 am on the following day:

(i) Stanley Street near D’Aguilar Street; (ii) Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and D’Aguilar Street; and (iii) On Lan Street.

(2) The parking spaces at Hing Fat Street Public Car Park are suspended from 10.00 am to 8.59 pm daily between 24 and 25 December 2018 in accordance with the special arrangement for the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo 2018 (except the disabled parking spaces will remain open for public use).

KOWLOON

(A) ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS (SEE FIGURE 2)

Special Traffic Arrangements on 24 and 25 December 2018

(1) and

The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 7.00 pm on 24 December 2018 until re-opening for traffic:

(i) Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Hung Hom Road; (ii) Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass; (iii) Salisbury Road westbound between Cheong Wan Road and Drive; (iv) Salisbury Road elevated road westbound (near International Mail Centre); (v) Salisbury Road eastbound between Kowloon Park Drive and Science Museum Road; (vi) U-turn slip road outside New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel leading from Salisbury Road eastbound onto Salisbury Road westbound; (vii) Mody Lane; (viii) Hong Wan Path; (ix) between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road; (x) Kowloon Park Drive (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xi) Salisbury Road between Star Ferry Bus Terminus and Kowloon Park Drive (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xii) Ashley Road; (xiii) Hankow Road; (xiv) Lock Road; (xv) northbound between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road; (xvi) Nathan Road southbound between and Salisbury Road; (xvii) Carnarvon Road between Bristol Avenue and Granville Road; (xviii) Bristol Avenue; (xix) Hanoi Road; (xx) Hart Avenue; (xxi) Minden Row; (xxii) Blenheim Avenue; (xxiii) Middle Road; (xxiv) Hau Fook Street;

3 (xxv) Cameron Lane; (xxvi) Cameron Road; (xxvii) Prat Avenue; (xxviii) Humphreys Avenue; (xxix) ; (xxx) ; (xxxi) between South and Nathan Road; (xxxii) Mody Road westbound between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; (xxxiii) Minden Avenue; (xxxiv) Chatham Road South northbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (xxxv) Chatham Road South southbound between Mody Road and Salisbury Road; (xxxvi) Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xxxvii) Granville Square; and (xxxviii) Ichang Street.

During the period of above road closures, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

(i) Vehicles from Hung Hom Road southbound will be diverted to Hung Hom Bypass and the roundabout at Cheong Tung Road South; (ii) Vehicles on Metropolis Drive eastbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Margaret Road Link southbound; (iii) Vehicles on Princess Margaret Road Link southbound will be diverted onto Metropolis Drive westbound; (iv) Vehicles on Mody Road eastbound will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Lane; (v) Franchised buses along Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to turn right onto either westbound or Jordan Road westbound; (vi) Franchised buses along Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Granville Road eastbound (vii) Vehicles on Canton Road southbound will be diverted to make a U-turn onto Canton Road northbound outside China Hong Kong City; (viii) Vehicles on Kowloon Park Drive northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Canton Road southbound; (ix) Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed as one-way eastbound and vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Granville Road eastbound; (x) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Cameron Road westbound and diverted onto Mody Road eastbound; (xi) Vehicles on Science Museum Road will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Road westbound and Granville Road; (xii) Vehicles on Salibury Road westbound near Cheong Wan Road will be diverted to the slip road leading to Tsim Sha Tsui East; (xiii) Vehicles along Chatham Road South southbound cannot turn left onto Granville Road eastbound, and restricted for the use of franchised buses and Green minibuses only; (xiv) Vehicles on Granville Road eastbound will be diverted to turn left onto Chatham Road South northbound; (xv) Vehicles on Salisbury Road eastbound will be diverted to turn left onto Kowloon Park Drive northbound; and

4 (xvi) Vehicles on Kowloon Park Drive northbound will be prohibited from turing right onto Peking Road.

The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 7.30 pm on 24 December 2018 until re-opening for traffic:

(i) Kowloon Park Drive; (ii) Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive; and (iii) Star Ferry Bus Terminus.

During the period of above road closures, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

(i) All franchised buses and Green minibuses cannot enter southbound of Kowloon Park Drive.

Further road closure on the following road sessions will be implementaed depending on the actual crowd situation:

(i) Nathan Road northbound between Jordan Road and Bowring Street; (ii) Nathan Road southbound between Jordan Road and Granville Road; (iii) Pine Hill Tree Road; (iv) Carnarvon Road between and Granville Road; (v) Shun Yee Street; (vi) Granville Circuit; (vii) Chatham Road South northbound between Granville Road and ; (viii) Bowring Street between Pilkem Street and Nathan Road; (ix) Tak Shing Street between Nathan Road and Tak Hing Street; (x) Hillwood Road; (xi) Kimberley Road between Nathan Road and Observatory Road; (xii) Kimberley Street; (xiii) Granville Road between Nathan Road and Chatham Road South; (xiv) Chatham Road South southbound between Cheong Wan Road and Granville Road (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xv) Mody Road eastbound between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; and (xvi) Mody Square.

During the period of above road closures, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

(i) Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to Jordan Road westbound; (ii) Vehicles on Jordan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Nathan Road southbound; (iii) Vehicles on westbound and Cox’s Road southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Pine Tree Hill Road; (iv) Vehicles on Observatory Road will be prohibited from turning onto Kimberley Street westbound; (v) Vehicles on Cheong Wan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Chatham Road South southbound;

5 (vi) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted to Austin Road westbound or Cheong Wan Road eastbound. (vii) Vehicles on Pilkem Street northbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Bowring Street eastbound; and (viii) Vehicles on Bowring Street eastbound will be diverted to Pilkem Street northbound.

(B) SUSPENSION OF PARKING SPACES, CAR PARKS AND RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE ACCESS

(1) Suspension of on-street parking spaces in Tsim Sha Tsui All on-street parking spaces in Tsim Sha Tsui area south of Austin Road and Cheong Wan Road will be suspended from 3.00 pm on 24 December 2018 to 3.00 am on 25 December 2018.

(2) Restriction of Vehicle Access During the period of above road closure, vehicles entering or leaving the hotels and car parks within the affected area will be restricted until reopening of the concerned roads. Vehicles bearing a hotel logo will be permitted to set down passengers at the following locations only:

(i) Chatham Road South at the junction with Mody Road (before the implementation of arrangements for further road closures at around 7:30pm on 24 December 2018); and (ii) Kowloon Park Drive at the junction with Peking Road (depending on the actual crowd situation on 24 December 2018).

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II. PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS

(A) MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (MTR) SERVICES

(1) Except Airport Express, (Hung Hom to Lok Ma Chau/ Lo Wu), Disneyland Resort Line and Tseung Kwan O Line (North Point – Tseung Kwan O/ LOHAS Park), the following MTR Lines will provide overnight train services on 24 December 2018, details summarized as follows:

MTR Lines Frequency of Overnight Train Services Island Line 5 – 10 Minutes

Kwun Tong Line 5 – 10 Minutes

Tsuen Wan Line 3.6 – 10 Minutes Tseung Kwan O Line (North Point – 5 – 10 Minutes Po Lam) Tseung Kwan O Line (North Point – 12 – 15 Minutes LOHAS Park) South Island Line 6 – 10 Minutes East Rail Line (Hung Hom – Sheung 5 – 15 Minutes Shui) West Rail Line 5 – 15 Minutes Ma On Shan Line 6.5 – 15 Minutes Tung Chung Line 8 – 12 Minutes

(2) Light Rail Lines 505, 507, 610, 614P, 615P, 706, 751 will provide overnight train services on 24 December 2018 with headway of around 15-18 minutes. The train services of Light Rail Lines 614, 615, 761P and 705 will be extended on 24 December 2018 to 1am on the following day with headway of around 9-19 minutes.

(3) The services of MTR Buses 506 and K51 will be extended on 24 December 2018 to 2am on the following day with headway of around 10-15 minutes.

(4) The service of Airport Express will be extended to start at 5am and 5.26am, departs from Hong Kong Station and AsiaWorld-Expo Station respectively on 22-24 December 2018. The service of Airport Express will be extended on 26 December 2018 to 1.25am on the following day, departs at AsiaWorld-Expo Station.

(5) The services and schedules of other MTR services remained normal services and strengthened subject to passenger demand. .

7 (B) FERRY SERVICES

(1) DISCOVERY BAY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE (Discovery Bay – Central)

Additional Departures on 25 December 2018

From Discovery Bay to Central 2.00 am From Central to Discovery Bay 2.45 am

(2) HONG KONG AND KOWLOON FERRY SERVICE (Central – Peng Chau)

Additional Departures on 25 December 2018

From Central to Peng Chau 1.45 am

From Peng Chau to Central 1.00 am

(3) THE "STAR" FERRY SERVICE (Kowloon Point – Central)

Service Extension on 24 and 25 December 2018

The operating hours of the following ferry services will be extended:

24 December 2018 1.00 am on the following day 25 December 2018 12.00 am midnight

(C) HONG KONG TRAMWAYS SERVICES

The tram services on 24 December 2018 will be extended to 3.00 am on the following day.

(D) CENTRAL TO MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR AND WALKWAY SYSTEM

The services will be extended on 24 and 25 December 2018 to 1.00 am on the following day respectively.

8 (E) BUS SERVICES

HONG KONG ISLAND

Special Arrangements on 24-25 December 2018

(1) Strengthening of Bus Services

On 24 December 2018, services of the following Bus Route Nos. 102, 118, 601 ,619, 962B, 962X, 967, 969, 788 and 789 will be strengthened subject to passenger demand.

On 25 December 2018, the bus services of Cross Harbour Routes No N118 and N691 will be strengthened subject to passenger demand.

On 26 December 2018, the bus services of Cross Harbour Routes No.N121 will be strengthened subject to passenger demand.

(2) Special Bus Services

(i) Cross Harbour Services

The following special bus services will be operated in the early morning on 25 December 2018:

Route Direction Service Hours Fare N116 Quarry Bay to Tsz Wan Shan (Central) 12.45 am to 1.30 am $15.5

N307 to Tai Po Central 12.30 am to 1.00 am $33.6

N601 Admiralty (East) to Po Tat 12.15 am to 1.30 am $15.5

N603 Central to Ping Tin 12.45 am to 1.00 am $19.1

(3) Bus Stop Arrangements

Central

The following bus stop arrangements will be implemented from 6.00 pm on 24 December 2018 to 6.00 am on the following day:

Route Bus stops Suspended Bus Stops Added

13, 12, 12M 1. Queen's Road Central 1. 20 Pedder Street outside and 40M (to opposite HSBC Main Wheelock House (only for bus Mid-levels) Building (only for bus route route no. 12, 12M, 40M) no. 13) 2. 23 Cotton Tree Drive outside 2. 6 D'Aguilar Street before Hong Kong Squash Centre Wellington Street 3. 10 Kennedy Road outside 3. 30 Lyndhurst Terrace before Kennedy Height Cochrane Street 4. 13 Hollywood Road opposite

9 Route Bus stops Suspended Bus Stops Added

Old Central Police Station 5. 10 Arbuthnot Road outside Arbuthnot House

The following bus stop arrangements will be implemented from 8.00 pm to 11.59 pm on 24 December 2018:

Route Bus stops Suspended Bus Stops Added 13 (to 1. 6 Ice House Street outside 1. 20 Pedder Street outside Central) Alexandra House Wheelock House 26 (to Lai 1. 33 Wyndham Street outside 1. 10 Arbuthnot Road outside Tak Hotel LKF Arbuthnot House Tsuen) 2. Ice House Street outside 2. Upper Albert Road outside Zetland Street Zone Substation Government House 3. 10- 10G Ice House Street 3. 8 Garden Road outside St. outside New Henry House John's Cathedral 4. Chater Road outside Statue 4. Queen's Road Central opposite Square HSBC Main Building 5. 20 Pedder Street outside Wheelock House 6. Connaught Road Central outside Jardine House

The following bus stop arrangements may be implemented subject to the closure of Gloucester Road southbound:

Route Bus stops Suspended Bus Stops Added 2, 102, 1. Gloucester Road outside Victoria 1. Victoria Park Road outside and 106 Park Western Gate Causeway Bay Typhoon (to 2. Causeway Road outside Victoria Shelter Eastern Park Main Gate 2. 20 Wing Hing Street District) 3. King’s Road near Ngan Mok Street

307 (to 1. Gloucester Road outside Victoria 1. 285 Hennessy Road after Tai Po Park Western Gate Stewart Road ) 2. 325 Hennessy Road after Tonnochy Road 3. 455 Hennessy Road near Wan Chai Fire Station 4. Yee Wo Street outside Hong Kong Mansion 5. Causeway Road outside Victoria Park Main Gate

10 (4) Diversion of Bus Services

During the closure of roads in different stages, the following diversions of buses will be implemented.

New World First Bus Services

Central

From 8.00 pm to 11.59 pm on 24 December 2018:

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 13 to Central via Queen’s Road Central and Pedder Street From 6.30 pm on 24 December 2018 to 6.00 am on 25 December 2018:

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 13 to Mid-levels via Cotton Tree Drive, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road 26 to Lai Tak via Arbuthnot Road, Upper Albert Road, slip road, Garden Tsuen Road, Queen’s Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central, Cotton Tree Drive and Queensway

Causeway Bay

Subject to closure of Gloucester Road southbound, the following diversions of buses will be implemented:

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 2 and 106 to Eastern via Wing Hing Street and King’s Road eastbound. District

Citybus Services

Central

From 6.30 pm on 24 December 2018 to 6.00 am on 25 December 2018:

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 12, 12M and to Mid-level/ via Queen’s Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught 40M Wah Fu Road Central, Cotton Tree Drive slip road, Garden Road, Kennedy Road, flyover, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road.

From 8.00 pm on 24 December 2018 to 11.59 pm on 25 December 2018:

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 1, 5B and 10 to Happy via Des Voeux Road Central and Queensway. Valley/ Hong Kong Stadium/ Eastern

11 District 12A and 40M to Admiralty via Queen’s Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central and Cotton Tree Drive. 5X and 12 to Kennedy via Queen’s Road Central, Pedder Street and Connaught Town/ Central Road Central.

Cross Harbour Route Services

Causeway Bay

Subject to closure of Gloucester Road southbound, the following diversions of buses will be implemented:

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 102 and 106 to Eastern via Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King’s District Road. 307 and to Tai Po via Gloucester Road, Fleming Road, flyover, N307 Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street and Causeway Road.

The above bus diversions and bus stop arrangements subject to the discretion of Hong Kong Police.

KOWLOON

Kowloon Motor Bus Services

(A) Extension of Services and Service Adjustment

(1) On 24 December 2018

Kowloon and Cross Harbour Routes:

KMB Routes 1, 1A (Sau Mau Ping bound), 5, 5C, 13X (Po Tat bound), 14 (Lei Yue Mun Estate bound), 26, 28 (Lok Wah bound), 108 (Kai Yip bound), 215X (Kwong Tin Estate bound).

New Territories Routes:

KMB Routes No. 31M, 36M, 35A (On Yam bound), 234A, 234X (Bayview Garden bound), 34M, 42M (Cheung Wang bound), 243M (Mayfair Gardens bound), 43X (Yiu On bound), 49X (Kwong Yuen bound), 80 (Mei Lam bound), 89D (Wu Kai Sha Station bound), 282, 283, 288, 238M, 296D (Sheung Tak bound), 98D (Hang Hau (North) bound), 59X, 60X, 269B (Tin Shui Wai bound), 673 (Sheung Shui bound), 934 (Bayview Graden bound), 936 (Shek Wai Kok bound), N41X (Cheung Wang bound) ,N260 (Mei Foo bound) and N269 (Mei Foo bound).

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The departure time of special departures KMB Route No. 43P (from Hong Kong Science Park to Tsuen Wan West Public Transport Interchange) will be advanced to 3.30 pm, 3.45 pm, 4.00 pm, 4.20 pm, 4.40 pm, 5.00 pm, 5.30 pm and 6.15pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of special departures of KMB Route No. 69C (from Kwun Tong Ferry to Tin Yan Estate) will be advanced to 3.55 pm, 4.25 pm and 6.05 pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of special departures of KMB Route No. 259X (from Kwun Tong Ferry to Lung Mun Oasis Bus Terminus) will be advanced to 3.45 pm and 4.15 pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of special departure of KMB Route No. 263A (from Hong Kong Science Park to Tuen Mun Station) will be advanced to 4.20 pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of special departure of KMB Route No. 267X (from Lam Tin Station to Siu Hong Court Bus Terminus) will be advanced to 4.35 pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of special departures of KMB Route No. 268P (from Kwun Tong Ferry to Ma Wang Road (Shan Shui House)) will be advanced to 3.50 pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of special departures of KMB Route No. 269S (from Kwun Tong Ferry to Tin Shui Wai Town Centre) will be advanced to 4.20 pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of KMB Route No. 272S (from Hong Kong Science Park to Diamond Hill Station) will be advanced to 3.30 pm, 3.45 pm, 4.00 pm, 4.12 pm, 4.24 pm, 4.36 pm, 4.48 pm, 5.00 pm, 5.20 pm, 5.40 pm, 6.00 pm and 6.15pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of special departures of KMB Route No. 960B (from Quarry Bay to Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Fuk Estate) will be advanced to 3.45 pm, 4.15 pm, 4.45 pm and 6.30 pm on 24 December 2018.

The departure time of special departures of KMB Route No. 968X (from Quarry Bay (King’s Road) to Yuen Long (West) Bus Terminus) will be advanced to 4.20 pm and 6.10 pm on 24 December 2018.

13 (2) On 25 December 2018

The following services will be extended for about 1 hour to about 1 hours 30 minutes:

KMB Routes No. 5, 5C and 269B (Tin Shui Wai Town Centre bound).

(B) Strengthening of Services

On 23 December 2018 Service of Route No. 960 will be strengthened.

On 24 December 2018 Services of Routes No. 211, 213M, 290, 290A, 601, 960 and N293 will be strengthened.

On 25 December 2018 Services of Routes No. 260X (Po Tin bound), 960, N121, N216 and N691 will be strengthened.

On 26 December 2018 Service of Routes No. 960 will be strengthened.

(C) Special Overnight Services

The following special all overnight services will be operated on 25 December 2018 Routes N41X, N116, N307, N260, N243, N269, N601 and N603.

The following special all overnight services will be operated on 26 December 2018: Route N603.

14 The following special all overnight services will be operated on 1 January 2019: Routes N41X, N106, N116, N260, N243, N269, N307, N601 and N603

(D) Relocation of Bus Termini

From 7.00 pm on 24 December 2018

Routes Suspended Termini Temporary Termini

KMB 5, 5C Star Ferry Bus Terminus Granville Road and 8

KMB 81C Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Hung Hom Station Bus Terminus Road) Bus Terminus

KMB 203C Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Granville Road Road) Bus Terminus

KMB 270A Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Kowloon Station Public Transport and 270S Road) Bus Terminus Interchange

CTB 973 Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road) Tsim Sha Tsui East Bus Terminus Bus Terminus

KMB 110* Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Granville Road Road) Bus Terminus (*For departures from Shau Kei Wan between 7.30 pm and 8.00 pm only.)

(E) Route Diversion

From 7.00 pm on 24 December 2018

Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 1, 1A, 2, 6 To Star Ferry Bus Terminus via Nathan Road, Public Square Street, and 7 , Kansu Street, Ferry Street, Canton Road, Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road.

To Chuk Yuen Estate, Sau Mau via Salisbury Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Ping (Central), So Uk, Lai Chi Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Kok, Lok Fu and Ping Shek Road.

KMB 9 Converted to circular route and via Nathan Road, Public Square Street, terminated at Choi Fuk Shanghai Street, Kansu Street, Ferry Street, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 203C To Granville Road (Temporary via Canton Road, Austin Road, Cheong Bus Terminus) Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path, Hong Tat Path, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South and Granville Road

15 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing eastbound.

To Tai Hang Tung via Science Museum Road northbound, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, and .

KMB 81C To Hung Hom Station Bus via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, Terminus (Temporary Bus Chatham Road South, Princess Margaret Terminus) Road Link, Metropolis Drive and Cheong Wan Road.

To Yiu On via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Princess Margaret Road Link, Chatham Road South,Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 280X To Hung Hom Station Bus via Austin Road, Cheong Wan Road and Terminus (Temporary Bus On Wan Road. Terminus)

To Sui Wo Court via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Princess Margaret Road Link, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 87D, To Hung Hom Station via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, N216, Chatham Road South, Princess Margaret N241, Road Link, Metropolis Drive and Cheong N271 and Wan Road. N281 To Kam Ying Court, Yau Tong, via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Cheung Wang and Fu Heng Drive, Princess Margaret Road Link, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 271S and To Fu Heng and Cheung Wan via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis N41X Drive, Princess Margaret Road Link, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

KMB N283 and Wong Nai Tau, Wu Kai Sha via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis N287 Station (Temporarily departed Drive, Princess Margaret Road Link, from Hung Hom Station) Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 268B and To Hung Hom Ferry via Wui Man Road northbound, Jordan 269B Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, Princess Margaret Road Link and Metropolis Drive. To Long Ping Station and Tin

16 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing Shui Wai Town Centre via Hung Hom Station, Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Princess Margaret Road Link, Chatham Road South,Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road and Public Square Street.

KMB 260X To Hung Hom Station via Wui Man Road northbound, Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, Princess Margaret Road Link, Metropolis Drive and Cheong Wan Road.

To Po Tin via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Princess Margaret Road Link, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road and Public Square Street.

KMB 296D To Kowloon Station via Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road.

To Sheung Tak via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 281A To Kowloon Station via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Station Perimeter Road.

To Kwong Yuen via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 12 Converted to circular route and via Ferry Street, Jordan Road, Canton terminated at Hoi Lai Estate Road, Kansu Street and Yan Cheung Road.

KMB 234X Converted to circular route and via Nathan Road, Public Square Street, terminated at Bayview Garden Shanghai Street, Kansu Street, Ferry Street, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 270A To Kowloon Station (Temporary via Nathan Road Jordan Road, Nga Bus Terminus) Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road.

To Sheung Shui via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 270S To Luen Wo Hui via Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and (Temporarily terminated at Nathan Road. Kowloon Station)

17 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing

KMB 271 West Kowloon Station via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Hoi Wang Road

Fu Heng via Hoi Wang Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road

KMB 35A, 41A To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, and 208 Chatham Road South, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Avenue South, Cheong Wan Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Hong Tat Path.

To Cheung On, On Yam and via Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 215X To Kowloon Station via Chatham Road North, Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road.

via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung To Kwong Tin Road, Jordan Road, Wui Man Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, and Cheong Wan Road.

KMB 5 and 5C To Granville Road (Temporary via Chatham Road South and Granville Bus Terminus) Road.

To Fu Shan and Tsz Wan Shan via Science Museum Road southbound, (Central) Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

KMB 8 To Granville Road (Temporary via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Bus Terminus) Road, Jordan Road, Nathan Road, Waterloo Road, Pui Ching Road, Fat Kwong Street, Sheung Foo Street, Homantin Estate Public Transport Interchange, Sheung Foo Street, Fat Kwong Street, Chung Hau Street, Fat Kwong Street, Road, Wuhu Street, Taku Street, Bulkeley Street, Gillies Avenue South, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South and Granville Road.

To Kowloon Station via Science Museum Road southbound, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road

18 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing North.

KMB 28 Converted to circular route and via Chatham Road South,Granville Road, terminated at Lok Wah Science Museum Road southbound, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

KMB 13X, 26 To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Chatham Road North, Chatham Road and 98D South, Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path and Hong Tat Path.

KMB 8A On Chatham Road South via Chatham Road South, Granville southbound Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass and Wuhu Street.

KMB 8P On Hung Hom Road via Hung Hom Bypass, Hung Luen Road, Hung Lok Road, Hung Lai Road, Hung Hom South Road, Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom Station, Chatham Road South, Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Wuhu Street, Tak Man Street and Hung Hom Road.

KMB 11 and To Diamond Hill Station and via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung 203E and Jordan Road.

CTB A20,A21, Converted to circular route via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, N21 and Chatham Road South, slip road, Hung N21A Hom Station Bus Terminus,Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

CTB NA20 To via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, slip road, Hung Hom Station Bus Terminus, Cheong Wan Road, Cheong Tung Road South, Hung Lai Road.

NWFB 796X To Tseung Kwan O via Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road North, Gillies Avenue South, Wuhu Street and Ma Tau Wai Road.

To Tsim Sha Tsui via Wuhu Street, Chatham Road North, Chatham Road South and Cheong Wan

19 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing Road.

NWFB N796 To Tseung Kwan O via Chatham Road South, Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path, Hong Tat Path, Cheong Wan Road, Austin Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road

From 7.30 pm on 24 December 2018

Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 1, 1A, 2, 6 Converted to circular routes via Nathan Road, Public Square Street, and 7 Shanghai Street, Kansu Street, Ferry Street, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

During Additional Road Closures (Depends on crowd situation)

The following bus routes may be diverted during additional road closures by the Police depending on crowd situation:

Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 85X and To Hung Hom Ferry via Ma Tau Wai Road, Wuhu Street, 297 Taku Street, Bulkeley Street, Gillies Avenue South, Hung Hom South Road, underpass, Hung Luen Road.

(F) Suspension of Services

On 24 December 2018 The service of Route 5A will be suspended with effect from 6.20 pm (Tsim Sha Tsui bound) and 6.55 pm ( bound).

20 Cross Harbour Bus Services

(1) Route Diversion

From 7.00 pm on 24 December 2018

Route Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing 110 To Granville Road via Canton Road, Austin Road, Cheong (Departures between (Temporary Bus Termius) Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong 7.30 pm and 8.00 Wing Path, Hong Tat Path, Cheong pm from Shau Kei Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Wan) Granville Road.

To Shau Kei Wan via Granville Road, Science Museum Road and Hong Chong Road.

973 To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Canton Road, Austin Road, Bus Terminus Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, (Temporary Bus Hong Wing Path and Hong Tat Terminus) Path.

To Stanley via Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road, Austin Road, Canton Road and Jordan Road.

(2) Special Bus Services

The following special bus service will be operated on 25 December 2018:

Route Bound From To Headway Fare (mins.) N601 to Po Tat 12.15 am 1.30 am 15 $15.5 N603 to Ping Tin 12.45 am 1.05 am 15 $19.1 N116 to Tsz Wan Shan (Central) 12.45 am 1.30 am 10-15 $15.5 N307 to Tai Po Central 12.30 am 1.00 am 30 $33.6

(3) Suspension of Services On 24 December 2018 The service of Route H2 will be suspended with effect from 5.30 pm (Tsim Sha Tsui bound) and 6.45 pm (Central bound).

NEW TERRITORIES

(A) New Lantao Bus

Strengthening of Services

Route Direction Service Enhancement

21 11 From Tung Chung Town Centre Frequency enhancement from 3.00 pm to 10.00 pm on 24 December 2018.

N38 From Tung Chung Town Centre Frequency enhancement from 12.30 am to 3.00 am on 25 December 2018.

(B) Citybus Service

Strengthening of Services

Route Direction Service Enhancement NA29 From Po Lam to Airport Special departure will be operated at 4.40 am from 14 December 2018 to 1 January 2019.

(F) PUBLIC LIGHT BUS (SCHEDULED) SERVICES

HONG KONG ISLAND

Special Arrangements on 24 and 25 December 2018

Extension of Services Service Headway Fare charged during Route Destination (* Circular) extend to (mins.) the extension period

23 Kennedy Town Station 11.59 pm on 24 4 - 5 $6.2 to Wah Fu Estate December 2018

43M Chai Wan Station to 3.20 am on 25 8 $4.0 Fung Wah Estate * December 2018

47M Chai Wan Station to 3.20 am on 25 15 $4.8 Siu Sai Wan (Phase 3) * December 2018

N31 Causeway Bay (Jaffe Rd 4.00am on 25 20-30 $7.1 - $ 15.9 to Tin Wan Estate December 2018

KOWLOON

Special service on 24 and 25 December 2018

Extension of Services Fare charged Route Destination(* Circular route) Extended to during the No. 25 December extension period 2018 16 Jat’s Incline (Choi Wan 3.00 am $4 Estate) - Ping Shek Estate *

22 Fare charged Route Destination(* Circular route) Extended to during the No. 25 December extension period 2018 16A Fung Shing Street - Ping 3.00 am $4 Shek Estate *

18M Wong Tai Sin Station– Tsz 3.00 am $5.8 Wan Shan (North)

19M Diamond Hill Station 3.00 am $6.3 Public Transport Interchange – Tsz Wan Shan (Shatin Pass Estate)

37M Wong Tai Sin Station - Tsz 5.00 am $4.1 Wan Shan *

38M Chuk Yuen (North) Estate - 2.00 am $4.5 Wong Tai Sin Station (Shatin Pass Road)

39M Lok Fu to Tung Tau 12.08 am $4.5 Estate*

51M Richland Gardens to 2.00 am $3.0 Station*

53M Tin Ma Court to Lok Fu 2.00 am $3.0 Station*

54M Shun Tin to Ping Shek* 3.00 am $4.2

63 Lam Tin (Kwong Tin 3.00 am $6.5 from 12.30 Estate) - Kwun Tong (Tung am to 3.00 am Yan Street)*

74 Kowloon Station – Mong No extension $2.5-$3.5 will be Kok (Luen Wan Street) added at adult fare section $2.0-$3.0 will be added at Senior citizen fare section

83A Choi Fook Estate – Ping 1.00 am $4.0 Shek

Route Diversions

From 7.00 pm on 24 December 2018:

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Route Diversion before resuming normal routeing 3 converted into a circular route via Canton Road southbound, Canton Road northbound and Ferry Street.

6 and 6A converted into a circular route via Canton Road southbound and Canton Road northbound. Last departure from Whampoa Garden at 8.00 pm. (On 24 December 2018)

8 and 8S converted into a circular route via Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

62S converted into a circular route via Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

77M via Canton Road northbound and Austin Road West on 24 December 2018;

78 via Canton Road northbound, Ferry Street and Yan Cheung Road.

Suspension of Services On 24 December 2018 The service of route 6X will be suspended with effect from 6.30pm (Tsim Sha Tsui bound) and 6.45 pm (Whampoa bound)

NEW TERRITORIES

Special Service on 24 December 2018

Extension of Services

Route Destination Service extended to 25 Fare charged during No. (* Circular) December 2018 the extension period

15M Po Lam Station – Hong Sing 5.00 am $6.1 Garden (Po Lam Station bound) 5.30 am (Hong Sing Garden bound)

89P Shek Tau Street – Kwai Fong * 2.00 am $6.0

95A Tsuen Tak Garden – Tsuen Wan 3.00 am $4.6 Station *

96B Tsuen Wan Station -Belvedere 3.00 am $5.5 Garden *

96M Tsuen Wan Station - Tsing Lung 3.00 am $9.6 Tau (section fare $5.5 between Sham Tseng

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Route Destination Service extended to 25 Fare charged during No. (* Circular) December 2018 the extension period

and Tsing Lung Tau) (section fare $5.8 from Yau Kom Tau to Tsuen Wan Station) 98 Tsuen Wan (Ho Pui Street) – 2.00 am $6.0 Kwai Shing North (Kwai Hau Street)

101M Hang Hau Station – Sai Kung 3.30 am $9.7

109M Oscar by the Sea – Hang Hau 2.00 am $3.5 Station

140M Tuen Mun (Hanford Garden) – 12.30 am $12.8 Tsing Yi Station (Tsing Yi bound) 1.00 am (Tuen Mun bound)

25 (G) SUSPENSION OF TAXI STANDS AND PLB/GMB STANDS

1. Taxi Stands

(i) On Hong Kong Island, the taxi/cross harbour taxi stands, including taxi pick- up or drop-off points, within the road closure areas in Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Central will be suspended in phases until re-opening of roads; and (ii) In Kowloon, all taxi/cross harbour taxi stands, including taxi pick-up or drop- off points along the closed roads will be suspended in phases until re-opening of roads.

2. PLB/GMB stands

(i) On Hong Kong Island, the PLB and GMB stands or stops, within the road closure areas in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai and Central will be suspended in phases until reopening of roads; and (ii) In Kowloon, the PLB and GMB stands or stops along the closed roads will be suspended in phases until re-opening of roads.

III. RESTRICTION ON VEHICULAR ACCESS TO/FROM CAR PARKS AND HOTELS

Vehicular access to and from car parks and hotels within the affected areas in Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Central and Tsim Sha Tsui will not be allowed during the period of respective phases of road closure. Motorists wishing to park their vehicles in these car parks and hotels are advised to do so before the road closures and shall prepare to accept that their vehicles cannot leave car parks and hotels until the uplifting of the road closures.

IV. ATTENTION AND APPEAL

Appropriate traffic aids will be erected to guide motorists. Notices will be put up by public transport operators to advise passengers of the above temporary arrangements. Actual implementation of the road closure, traffic control and public transport diversions will be made by the Police at the time depending on the prevailing circumstances, traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Motorists are advised that strict enforcement on illegal parking, including multiple ticketing and towing, will be taken by the Police in the affected areas without prior notice.

The public heading to the affected areas is advised to plan their journey early and allow more travelling time to cater for unexpected delay. The public is also advised to avoid driving to the affected areas. For public transport commuters, they should pay attention to the arrangements of route diversions and suspension of stops. Motorists should exercise tolerance and patience in case of traffic congestion, take heed of instruction of the Police and watch out for the latest traffic news through media.

Members of the public can dial Government hotline 1823 or browse Transport Department website: www.td.gov.hk or make use of the “eTraffice News” mobile application of the Transport Department for knowing more information about the above road closure, traffic & transport arrangement.

CHAN Mable Commissioner for Transport

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