Transport Department Notice

Special Traffi c and Transport Arrangements for Religious Event “Citywide Renewal – The Global Day of Prayer 2009” held at Hong Kong Stadium and Public Procession on Hong Kong Island on 31 May 2009

Notice is hereby given that the following special traffic and transport arrangements will be (l) the slow lane of Hennessy Road westbound west of Road, Queensway implemented on Sunday, 31 May 2009 to facilitate: westbound and Queen’s Road Central westbound east of Ice House Street will be intermittently close. (i) religious event “Citywide Renewal – The Global Day of Prayer 2009” held at Hong Kong Stadium from 3 pm to 6.15 pm; and 2. Traffi c diversion (ii) public procession from Victoria Park to Central Government Offi ces from about 3.15 pm to about 6 pm. The following traffi c diversion will be implemented until crowd is dispersed and road closures are uplifted: (I) SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS (a) Traffic along flyover southbound will be diverted to turn right onto A. Road Closures and Traffi c Diversion Gloucester Road service road; (b) Traffi c along Great George Street eastbound will be diverted to turn left onto Gloucester (i) From about 1.00 pm onwards and as necessary for the arrival phase of Hong Kong Road northbound; Stadium (c) Traffic along Yee Wo Street eastbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Sugar Street; 1. Road closures (d) Traffi c along Irving Street will be diverted to turn right onto Pennington Street northbound; (e) Traffic along Pennington Street northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto The following roads will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffi c: Jardine’s Bazaar; (f) Traffi c along Pennington Street northbound will be diverted to turn right onto Yee Wo Street (a) Caroline Hill Road between its eastern junction with Leighton Road and Cotton Path, eastbound; and except for vehicles to St. Paul’s Hospital when the access from is (g) Traffic along Russell Street westbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Canal closed; Road East. (b) Hysan Avenue westbound between Sunning Road and Hoi Ping Road; (c) Link Road northbound downhill, except for vehicles heading for No. 1A, 3, 5 and 7 (iii) From about 5.50 pm onwards for dispersal phase of Hong Kong Stadium Link Road; and (d) Depending on traffi c situation, Lee Garden Road between Lan Fong Road and Hysan All or some of the following traffi c arrangements will be implemented from about 5.50 pm until Road may be closed. crowd is dispersed, if situation warrants:

2. Traffi c diversion 1. Road closures

The following traffic diversion will be implemented until crowd is dispersed and road The following roads will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffi c: closures are uplifted: (a) Caroline Hill Road; (a) Caroline Hill Road between its western junction with Leighton Road and Stadium (b) Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Cotton Path; Path will be re-routed to one-way southbound; (c) Eastern Hospital Service Road; (b) Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Tung Lo Wan Road will be re- (d) Cotton Path; routed to one-way northbound; (e) Link Road northbound downhill, except for vehicles heading for Link Road No. 1A, 3, 5 (c) Traffic cones will be laid on a section of Caroline Hill Road between its western and 7; junction with Leighton Road and Link Road to allow two lanes of traffi c entering (f) Hoi Ping Road; and Caroline Hill Road from Hoi Ping Road; (g) Leighton Road if necessary. (d) Traffi c cones will be laid on Hysan Avenue eastbound to facilitate two lanes of traffi c to turn right onto Hoi Ping Road; 2. Traffi c diversion (e) Vehicles from Link Road northbound downhill to Caroline Hill Road northbound must turn left onto Leighton Road westbound; The following traffi c diversion will be implemented until crowd is dispersed and road closures (f) Hysan Avenue between Leighton Road and Hoi Ping Road will be re-routed to one- are uplifted: way eastbound; (g) Vehicles on Hysan Avenue westbound between Yun Ping Road and Sunning Road (a) Vehicles on Leighton Road heading for Link Road will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung must turn left onto Sunning Road; Road and Broadwood Road; (h) Vehicles leaving the Lee Garden must turn left onto Hysan Avenue; and (b) Vehicles on Leighton Road / Caroline Hill Road will be banned from entering Caroline Hill (i) If situation warrants, occupied taxis and coaches bearing label issued by the organizer Road for Link Road; on Leighton Road eastbound heading for the Hong Kong Stadium may be permitted (c) If Leighton Road is closed, to turn right onto Caroline Hill Road. Once this measure is implemented, it will be • westbound traffi c from will be directed onto Irving Street; maintained until the end of the event of that day. • eastbound traffi c from Road will be diverted via Canal Road West; • southbound traffic from must turn right onto Leighton Road 3. Passenger alighting arrangements westbound; and • southbound traffic from Canal Road East will be banned from turning left onto Coaches, taxis and private cars will be arranged to set down passengers at the locations Leighton Road; and specifi ed below: (d) Only coaches and buses of Cross Harbour Recreation Route 117R will be allowed to enter the Stadium proximity via Caroline Hill Road southbound for stacking. The bus stacking (a) Coaches : All coaches will be banned from entering Eastern Hospital Road area for Route 117R will be designated on Cotton Path. The stacking area for coaches will directly from Caroline Hill Road. They should travel through Caroline be the same as the drop off zone on Caroline Hill Road and Eastern Hospital Road. Hill Road and drop off their passengers and leave via Cotton Path, Eastern Hospital Road and Tung Lo Wan Road. (II) PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS

Players’ coaches on display of a label issued by the organizer will be A. Bus Routes Diversion allowed to enter the west tunnel of the Stadium via Stadium Path. (i) From about 1.00 pm until road closures are uplifted (b) Taxis : The drop-off zone for taxis will be designated at the southern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road near the eastern side of the Stadium main Bus Route Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing entrance; and XHT 601, 680 To Admiralty Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, (c) Private Cars : No private car is allowed to drop off passengers outside the Stadium Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road and main entrance. The drop-off zone for private cars will be designated at Harcourt Road. the northern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road near the eastern side of the Stadium main entrance. XHT 690 To Central Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road, (ii) From about 3.00 pm onwards for public procession Gloucester Road service road and Fenwick Street.

1. Road closures CTB 5B To Causeway Bay Via Yee Wo Street, Leighton Road westbound, Caroline Hill Road southbound, Eastern Hospital Road, Tung Lo The following roads will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffi c: Wan Road, Leighton Road westbound and Pennington Street. (a) Gloucester Road southbound between Causeway Bay fl yover and Causeway Road; (b) Gloucester Road northbound south of Sugar Street; CTB 8X To Happy Valley Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, (c) Sugar Street; Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover, (d) Yee Wo Street westbound between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road; Morrison Hill Road, Sports Road and Wong Nai Chung (e) Jardine’s Bazaar; Road. (f ) Hennessy Road westbound between Yee Wo Street and Lee Garden Road; (g) Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road; NWFB 19 To Happy Valley Via Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace, flyover, (h) Kai Chiu Road; Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road service road, Canal (i) Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road; Road fl yover, Morrison Hill Road, Sports Road and Wong (j) Tang Lung Street; Nai Chung Road. (k) Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Russell Street; and (ii) From about 3.00 pm until road closures are uplifted (i) From about 1.00 pm until road closures are uplifted

Bus Route Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing On journeys to Causeway Bay: (a) GMB Route 5 will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill Road and Tin CTB 5B To Causeway Bay Via Yee Wo Street, Leighton Road westbound, Caroline Lok Lane before resuming its original routeing; and Hill Road southbound, Eastern Hospital Road, Tung Lo (b) GMB Routes 14M and 30 will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill Wan Road, Leighton Road, Morrison Hill Road, Tin Lok Road, Leighton Road, Hysan Avenue and Yun Ping Road before resuming their original Lane and Hennessy Road. (The route will be diverted via routeings. Yee Wo Street, Leighton Road westbound and Pennington Street from about 5.50 pm.) (ii) From about 3.00 pm until road closures are uplifed

CTB 5, 5X To Felix Villas Via Moreton Terrace, flyover, Gloucester Road, GMB Route no. 40 will be converted into circular service and diverted via Leighton Road Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road, eastbound, Hysan Avenue, Hoi Ping Road, Leighton Road westbound and Morrison Hill Road Gloucester Road service road and Fenwick Street. southbound until the crowd is dispersed and road closures are uplifted.

CTB 11 To Central Via Tai Hang Road fl yover, Gloucester Road, Gloucester (iii) From about 5.50 pm until road closures are uplifted Road service road, Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road service road, Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road. (a) On journeys to Moorsom Road: GMB Route 14M will be diverted via Lee Garden Road, Foo Ming Street, Percival Street, CTB 25A To Wan Chai Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, Leighton Road, Wong Nai Chung Road and Broadwood Road before resuming their original Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road, Tonnochy routeing. Road fl yover, Harbour Road, Fleming Road southbound and Fleming Road northbound. (b) On journeys to Causeway Bay: (i) GMB Route 5 will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill Road and Tin CTB 25C To Wan Chai Via Tai Hang Road fl yover, Gloucester Road, Gloucester Lok Lane before resuming its original routeing; and Road service road, Gloucester Road, Tonnochy Road (ii) GMB Routes 14M and 30 will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill flyover, Harbour Road, Fleming Road southbound and Road, Leighton Road, Hysan Avenue and Yun Ping Road before resuming their original Fleming Road northbound. routeings. In addition, when Link Road is closed, GMB Route 14M will be diverted via Tai Hang Road, Fuk Kwan Avenue, Tai Hang Road, Tung Lo Wan Road and Moreton Terrace. CTB 72, 72A, To Southern District Via Causeway Road, Leighton Road and Morrison Hill 76, 96, 592 Road. E. Suspension of Public Light Bus Stand (PLB) and Green Minibus (GMB) Stand and NWFB 38, 42, 65 The PLB stand in Sugar Street and the GMB stand in Tang Lung Street will be suspended from 3.00 pm until the crowd is dispersed and road closures are uplifted. CTB 77 To Tin Wan Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover and (III) SUSPENSION OF PARKING SPACES Morrison Hill Road. All on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 12.00 noon to CTB 37A, 75, To Central Via Morrison Hill Road, Canal Road West, flyover, 8.00 pm. 90 and 97 Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road service road, Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road. (a) Stadium Path; (b) Caroline Hill Road northbound between Stadium Path and Cotton Path; NWFB 2A To Wan Chai Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, (c) Eastern Hospital Road service road; and Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road, Tonnochy (d) Hoi Ping Road (including disabled parking spaces). Road fl yover, Harbour Road, Fleming Road southbound and Fleming Road northbound. (IV) LEARNER DRIVER’S PROHIBITION

NWFB 8, 2X, To Wan Chai Via Island Eastern Corridor, Victoria Park Road, The following arrangements will be implemented from 12.00 noon to 8.00 pm: 8P Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road, Tonnochy Road fl yover, Harbour Road, Fleming Road southbound 1. Learner drivers will be prohibited from using the following roads: and Fleming Road northbound. (a) Leighton Road; NWFB 23, To Pokfield Road / Via Causeway Road, Leighton Road, Morrison Hill Road (b) Sharp Street East; 23A, 25, 26 Central / Hollywood and Tin Lok Lane. (c) Percival Street south of Hennessy Road; and CTB E11 Road / Airport (d) Caroline Hill Road; (e) Link Road; NWFB 2, 19 To Eastern District Via Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King’s (f) Stadium Path; and XHT 102, Road. (g) Cotton Path; 106 (h) Eastern Hospital Road; and (i) Eastern Hospital Service Road. XHT 108, 112, To Kowloon Via Leighton Road, Wong Nai Chung Road, Canal Road 116 West and Canal Road fl yover. 2. Learner drivers will be prohibited from entering Tung Lo Wan Road from Causeway Road.

XHT 962, 969, To the New Via Causeway Road, Leighton Road, Morrison Hill Road (V) REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL PARKED VEHICLES 968 Territories and Tin Lok Lane. Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precinct of the special traffic arrangements XHT 307 To Tai Po Via Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay flyover, specifi ed above might be towed away without prior notice. Gloucester Road service road, Percival Street, Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street and Causeway Road. (VI) RESTRICTION ON ACCESS TO/EXIT FROM CARPARKS IN CLOSED ROADS To ensure public safety throughout the event and public procession, all carparks along Caroline Hill Road, Stadium Path, Eastern Hospital Road, Hennessy Road westbound, Queensway B. Additional Bus Service westbound and Queen’s Road Central east of Ice House Street may be closed by the Police at short notice if necessary. In addition, vehicles in carparks within the road closure areas and From about 5.15 pm, Cross Harbour Tunnel Recreation Route 117R (Hong Kong Stadium along the procession routes may not be permitted to leave the carparks during the road closure to Mongkok) will pick up passengers at Cotton Path outside St. Paul’s Hospital and will period until the roads are re-opened to traffi c. depart when fully loaded after re-opening of the closed roads to traffi c by the Police. (VII) ENFORCEMENT C. Bus Stop Arrangements Appropriate traffic signs will be erected to guide motorists. Public transport operators will (i) From 1.00 pm onwards for arrival phase of Hong Kong Stadium display notices at the stops and inside vehicle compartments to advise passengers of the above temporary arrangements. Actual implementation of and adjustments to road closures, traffic (a) The bus stops of Citybus Route 8X, New World First Bus Routes 15B, 19 and Cross control and public transport diversions will be made by the Police at the time depending on Harbour Routes 601, 680, 690 and 914 at Leighton Road westbound near Caroline conditions in the areas. Members of the public are advised to use public transport services. Hill Road will be temporarily suspended; Motorists are advised to avoid driving to the affected areas and should exercise tolerance and (b) the bus stop of Citybus Routes 10 and 92 at Leighton Road westbound near Caroline patience in cases of traffi c congestion, follow the instruction given by the Police; and watch out Hill Road will be temporarily relocated to Leighton Road No. 54 near Leighton for the latest traffi c news through media. Lane; and (c) the Green Minibus stop of Routes 56 and 56A on Leighton Road westbound near Carolina YIP Caroline Hill Road will be temporarily suspended. Commissioner for Transport (Acting) (ii) From 3.00 pm onwards for pubic procession

All bus stops along Gloucester Road southbound, Irving Street, Yee Wo Street westbound, Hennessy Road westbound, Queensway westbound and Queen’s Road Central east of Ice House Street will be temporarily suspended in phases until the crowd is dispersed and road closures are uplifted.

D. Green Minibus (GMB) Services Diversion