Transport Department Notice

Special Traffic and Transport Arrangements on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon for Opening Ceremony of the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games on 5 December 2009

Notice is hereby given that the following special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on 5 December 2009 (Saturday), to facilitate Opening Ceremony of the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games.

I. ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

HONG KONG ISLAND (Figures 1, 2 and 3)

A. ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS

The following road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented from the time specified below until the crowd disperses and road closures are lifted :

(a) From about 5.00 pm

CENTRAL AREA

Road Closure

The slip road outside the Lower Peak Tram Station (i.e. the slip road leading from Garden Road to World Wide Fund for Nature) will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for buses and taxis).

(b) From about 7.00 pm

CENTRAL AREA

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic :

(i) Edinburgh Place East (except for vehicles leaving City Hall Carpark and Central Barracks); (ii) Chung Kong Road between Shun Tak Centre and Rumsey Street; (iii) Man Kwong Street (including the loading and unloading area outside Central Ferry Piers No. 7, 8 and 9); (iv) Man Chiu Street; (v) Man Fai Street; (vi) Man Yiu Street between Man Kwong Street and Man Cheung Street; (vii) Rumsey Street flyover extension leading to Man Po Street; (viii) Rumsey Street between Connaught Road Central and Chung Kong Road; (ix) Finance Street; and (x) Edinburgh Place.

WAN CHAI NORTH

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic :

(i) Lung Wui Road; (ii) Tim Wa Avenue (except for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) vehicles); (iii) Tim Mei Avenue; (iv) Performing Arts Avenue; (v) Fenwick Pier Street (including Fenwick Pier Street flyover); (vi) Lung King Street; (vii) Fenwick Street northbound between Gloucester Road and Harbour Road; (viii) Expo Drive; (ix) Expo Drive Central; (x) Expo Drive East; (xi) Convention Avenue; (xii) Harbour Road (the westbound carriageway between Fleming Road and Fenwick Street will remain open to traffic until 8.45 pm; and the westbound carriageway between Tonnochy Road and Fleming Road will remain open to traffic until 9.00 pm); (xiii) Harbour Drive; (xiv) Fleming Road northbound between Harbour Road and Convention Avenue; (xv) Fleming Road flyover; (xvi) Tonnochy Road between Hung Hing Road and Harbour Road; (xvii) Marsh Road between Gloucester Road and Hung Hing Road; (xviii) Hung Hing Road; (xix) Hung Hing Road flyover; (xx) Wan Shing Street; (xxi) Wan Ying Street; (xxii) Marsh Road flyover; and (xxiii) The access road at Victoria Park Road eastbound leading to Causeway Bay Promenade.

WAN CHAI SOUTH

Road Closures and Traffic Diversions

(i) Marsh Road between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic; (ii) Tonnochy Road between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic; and (iii) Percival Street northbound between Jaffe Road and Gloucester Road service road and vehicles on Jaffe Road eastbound will be diverted to turn right onto Percival Street southbound, depending on actual traffic and crowd condition.

PEAK AREA

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic :

(i) Peak Road northbound beyond the carpark entrance at the Peak Galleria (except for local residents’ vehicles); (ii) Lugard Road (except for local residents’ vehicles); (iii) Harlech Road (except for local residents’ vehicles); (iv) Mount Austin Road (except for local residents’ vehicles); (v) Barker Road (except for local residents’ vehicles); (vi) Lay-bys along Stubbs Road between Peak Road and Stubbs Road roundabout, and along Magazine Gap Road between Peak Road and May Road; and (vii) All goods vehicles with gross vehicle weight over 5.5 tonnes will be prohibited from entering uphill section of Stubbs Road beyond the Stubbs Road roundabout.

ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR

Road Closures and Traffic Diversions

(i) Island Eastern Corridor westbound between Man Hong Street and Victoria Park Road will be closed intermittently to all vehicular traffic (except for franchised buses). Affected vehicles will be diverted onto Man Hong Street; (ii) Slip roads leading to Island Eastern Corridor westbound from Healthy Street Central and Tong Shui Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for franchised buses); and (iii) Subject to prevailing traffic condition, vehicles on Victoria Park Road eastbound will be prohibited from entering Island Eastern Corridor eastbound and slip road leading to Island Eastern Corridor eastbound from Hing Fat Street may be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for franchised buses).

(d) From about 8.45 pm

WAN CHAI NORTH

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic :

(i) Fleming Road northbound between Gloucester Road and Harbour Road; (ii) Harbour Road westbound between Fleming Road and Fenwick Street; (iii) Fenwick Street southbound between Harbour Road and Gloucester Road; (iv) Tonnochy Road flyover; (v) Tonnochy Road northbound between Gloucester Road and Harbour Road; (vi) Harbour Road westbound between Tonnochy Road and Fleming Road; and (vii) Fleming Road southbound between Harbour Road and Gloucester Road.

3 (e) The following road closures and associated traffic arrangements will be implemented with short notice by the Police if necessary :

WAN CHAI SOUTH

(i) Gloucester Road service road between Percival Street and Canal Road West will be closed to all vehicular traffic; (ii) Vehicles on Gloucester Road westbound will be prohibited from entering Gloucester Road service road at its junction with O’Brien Road; and (iii) Percival Street southbound between Gloucester Road service road and Lockhart Road may be closed to all vehicular traffic. Vehicles on Jaffe Road eastbound will be diverted via Canal Road West onto Gloucester Road service road.

(f) From about 9.15 pm

WAN CHAI SOUTH

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic :

(i) Fleming Road between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road; (ii) Lockhart Road between Percival Street and Luard Road; (iii) Jaffe Road between Percival Street and Luard Road; (iv) O’Brien Road; (v) Steward Road; (vi) Tonnochy Road between Gloucester Road and Lockhart Road; (vii) Marsh Road between Gloucester Road and Lockhart Road; (viii) Canal Road West between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road; and (ix) Canal Road East between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road.

B. SUSPENSION OF PARKING SPACES

(a) All on-street metered parking spaces and motorcycle parking spaces on the slip road outside Lower Peak Tram Station will be suspended from 3.00 pm to 11.00 pm.

(b) The parking spaces (including disabled parking spaces) at the following locations will be suspended from 5.30 pm to 11.00 pm :

(i) Edinburgh Place; (ii) Gloucester Road service road; (iii) Stewart Road between Jaffe Road and Gloucester Road service road; (iv) The northern kerbside lane of Jaffe Road between Fleming Road and Stewart Road; (v) Marsh Road between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road; (vi) Jaffe Road between Percival Street and Canal Road East; (vii) Lung King Street; (viii) Hung Hing Road; (ix) Expo Drive East; (x) Lockhart Road between Percival Street and Luard Road; (xi) Canal Road East; and (xii) Tonnochy Road.

C. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO / EXIT FROM CARPARKS AND HOTELS ON CLOSED ROADS

During the period of road closures, vehicular access to and from all carparks within the affected areas will be banned. Motorists wishing to park their vehicles in these carparks are advised to do so before the road closures and shall prepare to accept that their vehicles cannot leave the carparks until lifting of road closures.

The carparks on Gloucester Road service road westbound between Paterson Street and Percival Street will be closed by the Police at short notice if necessary.

D. SUSPENSION OF TAXI STANDS

The taxi stands at the following locations will be suspended from the time specified below :

(a) From about 5.00 pm

Slip road outside the Lower Peak Tram Station (a temporary taxi stand will be designated at the lay-by on Garden Road outside Lower Peak Tram Station)

(b) From about 7.00 pm

(i) Expo Drive East; (ii) Tim Mei Avenue; (iii) Harbour Road; (iv) Wanchai Ferry Pier concourse; (v) Outside Central Ferry Piers No. 6, 7 & 8; (vi) Man Kwong Street; (vii) Edinburgh Place; (viii) Jaffe Road between Percival Street and Canal Road East; (ix) Lockhart Road near O’Brien Road; (x) Lockhart Road before its junction with Marsh Road; (xi) Stewart Road; and (xii) Tonnochy Road.

E. SUSPENSION OF PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STANDS

(a) The public light bus (PLB) stand at Lockhart Road near Canal Road West will be suspended from 9.15 pm to 11.00 pm.

(b) The green minibus (GMB) stands at the following locations will be suspended from 9.15 pm to 11.00 pm :

(i) Lockhart Road; (ii) Jaffe Road; and (iii) Stewart Road.

5 KOWLOON (Figure 4)

A. ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS

The following road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented from the time specified below until the crowd disperses and road closures are lifted :

(a) From about 5.00 pm

TSIM SHA TSUI

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for vehicles with labels issued by 2009 East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited) :

(i) Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Bus Terminus; (ii) Salisbury Road westbound between Kowloon Park Drive and Canton Road; (iii) The leftmost lane of Salisbury Road westbound between the entrance of Hong Kong Culture Centre pick-up/drop-off lay-by and Kowloon Park Drive (including the pick-up/drop-off lay-by); and (iv) The unnamed access road between Austin Road West and West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade.

Traffic Diversion

Vehicles on Salisbury Road westbound will be diverted to Kowloon Park Drive northbound.

(b) From about 6.00 pm

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for vehicles with labels issued by 2009 East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited) :

(i) Hung Hom Bypass westbound starting from its junction with Hung Hom Road; (ii) Hung Hom Bypass southbound starting from its junction with Metropolis Drive; (iii) Hung Hom Bypass eastbound starting from its junction with Mody Lane; (iv) Salisbury Road westbound between Hung Hom Bypass and Chatham Road South; (v) U-turn slip road outside Nikko Hotel from Salisbury Road eastbound to Salisbury Road westbound; (vi) Salisbury Elevated Road southbound; (vii) Hong Wan Path; (viii) Mody Lane; (ix) Austin Road West between Wui Man Road and Nga Cheung Road; (x) Nga Cheung Road flyover between podium level private road (north) of Kowloon Station and its exit on Austin Road West; (xi) Lin Cheung Road between Wui Cheung Road and Austin Road West; (xii) Nga Cheung Road between ground level Station Perimeter Road (south) and Austin Road West.

Traffic Diversions

(i) Vehicles on Salisbury Road eastbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Mody Lane northbound; (ii) Vehicles on Mody Road will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Lane southbound; (iii) Vehicles on Salisbury Road eastbound outside Nikko Hotel will be prohibited from turning right onto Salisbury Road westbound; (iv) Vehicles on Hung Hom Road southbound will be diverted to the roundabout at Cheong Tung Road South; (v) Vehicles on Princess Margaret Road Link southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Hung Hom Bypass southbound; (vi) Vehicles on Metropolis Drive eastbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Hung Hom Bypass southbound; (vii) Vehicles on Austin Road West westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Wui Man Road; (viii) Vehicles on Wui Man Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Austin Road West eastbound; (ix) Vehicles on Lin Cheung Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Wui Cheung Road eastbound; (x) Vehicles on Wui Cheung Road westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Lin Cheung Road northbound; (xi) Vehicles on Nga Cheung Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Station Perimeter Road (South); (xii) Vehicles on Station Perimeter Road (South) westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Nga Cheung Road northbound; (xiii) Vehicles on Nga Cheung Road flyover southbound will be diverted to turn left onto podium level private road (north) of Kowloon Station; and (xiv) Vehicles on podium level private road (south) of Kowloon Station westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Nga Cheung Road flyover northbound.

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for vehicles with labels issued by 2009 East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited) :

(i) Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road; (ii) Kowloon Park Drive; (iii) Ashley Road; (iv) Hankow Road; (v) Lock Road; (vi) Nathan Road northbound between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road; (vii) Nathan Road southbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (viii) Carnarvon Road between Granville Road and Nathan Road; (ix) Bristol Avenue; (x) Hanoi Road; (xi) Hart Avenue; (xii) Minden Row; (xiii) Blenheim Avenue; (xiv) Middle Road;

7 (xv) Chatham Road South northbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (xvi) Chatham Road South southbound between Mody Road and Salisbury Road; (xvii) Science Museum Path; (xviii) Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; (xix) Granville Square; (xx) Hau Fook Street; (xxi) Cameron Lane; (xxii) Cameron Road; (xxiii) Prat Avenue; (xxiv) Humphreys Avenue; (xxv) Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road; (xxvi) Mody Road westbound between Science Museum Road and Chatham Road South; (xxvii) Minden Avenue; (xxviii) Salisbury Road eastbound between Canton Road and Science Museum Road; (xxix) Salisbury Road westbound between Chatham Road South and Kowloon Park Drive; (xxx) Peking Road; and (xxxi) Haiphong Road.

Traffic Diversions

(i) Granville Road east of Chatham Road South will be re-routed to one way eastbound and restricted for franchised bus and public light bus only; (ii) Vehicles on Canton Road southbound will be allowed to enter the China Hong Kong City terminus or diverted to make an U-turn onto Canton Road northbound at its junction with Kowloon Park Drive; (iii) Vehicles on Kowloon Park Drive northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Canton Road southbound; (iv) Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Granville Road eastbound; (v) Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed to one way eastbound; (vi) Vehicles on Carnarvon Road northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Kimberley Road westbound; (vii) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Cameron Road westbound; (viii) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted onto Mody Road eastbound; (ix) Vehicles on Science Museum Road will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Road; and (x) Vehicles on Hong Tat Path will be prohibited from turning onto Science Museum Path.

(d) From about 9.15 pm

Road Closures

The following sections of roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for vehicles with labels issued by 2009 East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited) :

(i) Wui Man Road; (ii) Austin Road West between Wui Man Road and Canton Road;

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

Traffic Diversions

(i) Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted onto Jordan Road westbound; (ii) Vehicles on Jordan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Nathan Road southbound; (iii) Vehicles on Austin Road westbound will be diverted to turn onto Canton Road; (iv) Vehicles on Canton Road northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Austin Road West westbound; (v) Vehicles on Austin Road westbound and Cox’s Road southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Pine Tree Hill Road; (vi) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted onto Austin Road or Cheong Wan Road; (vii) Vehicles on Cheong Wan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Chatham Road South southbound; (viii) Vehicles on Pilkem Street northbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Bowring Street eastbound; (ix) Vehicles on Bowring Street eastbound will be diverted to turn left onto Pilkem Steet northbound; and (x) Vehicles on Science Museum Road will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Road.

B. SUSPENSION OF PARKING SPACES

All on-street parking spaces in the Tsim Sha Tsui area south of Austin Road, Cheong Wan Road, the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade and the Waterfront Promenade in Yau Ma Tei will be suspended from 2.00 pm on 5 December to 1.00 am on 6 December 2009.

9 C. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO / EXIT FROM CARPARKS AND HOTELS ON CLOSED ROADS

(a) Hotel Access

Vehicular access to and from hotels within the affected areas will not be allowed during the period of road closure. Vehicles bearing hotel logos will be allowed to set down passengers at the following locations:

(i) Kowloon Park Drive/Peking Road (before 7.00 pm); and (ii) Chatham Road South/Mody Road (before 9.15 pm).

(b) Carpark Access

II. PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS

A. Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Service

Train services will be strengthened during the time specified below:

(a) From 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm

Tung Chung Line (for the section between Hong Kong and Tsing Yi) will be strengthened to 5-minute headway.

(b) From 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm

(i) Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line will be strengthened to 3- minute headway; (ii) Tseung Kwan O Line (North Point - Po Lam) will be strengthened to 4-minute headway; and (iii) Tseung Kwan O Line (Tiu Keng Leng - LOHAS Park) will be strengthened to 12-minute headway.

West Rail Line will be strengthened to 4-minute headway.

B. Hong Kong Tramways Service

Subject to passenger demand, the tram service may be strengthened.

C. Peak Tram Service

The peak tram service may be strengthened to 8-minute headway subject to passenger demand.

10 D. Central to Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System

The service of Central to Mid-levels Escalator and Walkway System on 5 December 2009 will be extended to 2.00 am on 6 December 2009.

E. Bus Service

HONG KONG ISLAND

(a) Suspension of Service

The service of New World First Bus (NWFB) Route No. 46X will be suspended from 6.00 pm.

(b) Suspension and Relocation of Bus Termini

The following bus termini will be suspended / relocated from the time specified below :

From about 7.00 pm until road closures are lifted

(i) Expo Drive East Bus Terminus; (ii) Wan Chai Ferry Pier Bus Terminus; (iii) Central Ferry Piers Bus Terminus; and (iv) Edinburgh Place Bus Terminus.

During the period of suspension of bus terminus, the following bus routes will terminate at the locations specified below :

Routes To terminate at Citybus (CTB) 7, 11, 12 and 780 - Central (Hong Kong Station) Public Cross Harbour Route (XHT) 307 Transport Interchange (PTI)

NWFB 13 and 15C - Connaught Road Central outside Jardine House

NWFB 15, 25 and 91 - Exchange Square Bus Terminus

CTB 25A and 25C - Hennessy Road eastbound near O’Brien Road

CTB 40 and 40M - Johnston Road eastbound outside XHT 905, 960 and 961 Southorn Playground

XHT 603 - Connaught Road Central westbound near Gilman Street

11 (c) Suspension of Bus Stops

The following bus stops will be suspended at the time specified below :

(i) From about 7.00 pm in phases until crowd disperses and road closures are lifted All bus stops affected by road closures will be suspended.

(ii) In case of closure of Gloucester Road service road by the Police The bus stops on Gloucester Road service road west of Cannon Street will be suspended.

(d) Bus Route Diversion

The following bus route diversions will be implemented at the time specified below :

(i) From about 7.00 pm :

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing NWFB 2 To Eastern District via Connaught Road Central, Man Kat Street, Man Cheung Street, Man Yiu Street, Harbour View Street and Exchange Square Bus Terminus.

NWFB 2A, 2X, 8 and Converted to via Hennessy Road westbound, Luard 8P circular services Road, Lockhart Road, Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road eastbound.

CTB 5X To Causeway Bay via Connaught Road West, Connaught (Whitfield Road) Road Central, Man Kat Street, Man Cheung Street and Man Yiu Street.

CTB 7 To Central via Connaught Road Central, Man Cheung Street and Central (Hong Kong Station) PTI.

To Southern via Man Cheung Street and Man Yiu District Street.

CTB 11 and 12 To Central via Pedder Street, Connaught Place, Man Cheung Street and Central (Hong Kong Station) PTI.

To Jardine’s via Man Kat Street, Man Cheung Lookout/ Street and Man Yiu Street. Robinson Road

12 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing NWFB 13 To Central / omit Edinburgh Place. Kotewall Road

NWFB 15 To the Peak omit Man Kwong Street, Man Yiu Street and Harbour View Street.

To Central via Pedder Street, Connaught Place, Harbour View Street and Exchange Square Bus Terminus.

NWFB 15C To Central via Pedder Street and Connaught Road Central.

To Garden Road omit Man Kwong Street, Man Yiu Street and Harbour View Street.

NWFB 18, 720, To Eastern District via Gloucester Road eastbound and 720A and Victoria Park Road. M722

NWFB 18 and 18P To Kennedy Town via Gloucester Road and Harcourt Road.

NWFB 25 To Central via Pedder Street, Connaught Place, Harbour View Street, and Exchange Square Bus Terminus.

To Braemar Hill omit Man Kwong Street, Man Yiu Street and Harbour View Street.

CTB 25A and 25C To Wan Chai via Hennessy Road westbound, Johnston Road, Luard Road and Hennessy Road eastbound.

NWFB 30X To Central via Hill Road flyover, Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central, Man Kat Street, Man Cheung Street, Man Yiu Street, Harbour View Street and Exchange Square Bus Terminus.

CTB 40 and 40M Converted to via Hennessy Road eastbound, circular services Fenwick Street, Johnston Road, Fleming Road and Hennessy Road westbound.

NWFB 91 To Central via Man Cheung Street, Man Yiu Street, Harbour View Street and Exchange Square Bus Terminus.

13 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing To Ap Lei Chau omit Man Kwong Street, Man Yiu Street and Harbour View Street.

XHT 104 To Pak Tin via Gloucester Road eastbound and Cross Harbour Tunnel.

XHT 108 To Braemar Hill via Canal Road flyover, Canal Road East and Leighton Road.

XHT 118 To Sham Shui Po via Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road westbound, U-turn underneath Harcourt Road flyover, Gloucester Road eastbound and Cross Harbour Tunnel

XHT 307 To Central via Des Voeux Road Central westbound, Wing Wo Street, Connaught Road Central westbound, U-turn, Man Kat Street, Man Cheung Street and Central (Hong Kong Station) PTI.

To Tai Po via Man Cheung Street, Man Yiu Street, Harbour View Street, Exchange Square Bus Terminus, Connaught Road Central eastbound, U-turn, Connaught Road Central westbound, Rumsey Street and Des Voeux Road Central.

NWFB M590 To Central via Hennessy Road, Luard Road, Gloucester Road service road and 590A To Admiralty Harcourt Road.

XHT 603 To Central omit Man Kwong Street and Man Yiu Street.

To Ping Tin omit Man Yiu Street and Man Cheung Street.

XHT 681 To Central via Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central westbound, U-turn, Man Kat Street, Man Cheung Street and Central (Hong Kong Station) PTI.

NWFB M722 To Central via Man Kat Street, Pier Road, Connaught Road Central, Connaught Place, Man Yiu Street and Man Cheung Street.

14 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing CTB 780 To Chai Wan via Man Cheung Street, Man Yiu Street, Harbour View Street, Exchange Square Bus Terminus and Connaught Road Central.

To Central via Connaught Road Central, U-turn, Man Kat Street, Man Cheung Street and Central (Hong Kong Station) PTI.

CTB 788 To Chai Wan via Gloucester Road eastbound and Victoria Park Road.

XHT 905 To Wan Chai via Hennessy Road eastbound, Fenwick Street and Johnston Road.

To Lai Chi Kok via Johnston Road eastbound, Fleming Road and Hennessy Road westbound.

XHT 960 and 961 To Wan Chai via Hennessy Road eastbound, Fenwick Street and Johnston Road.

To Tuen Mun via Johnston Road, Fleming Road and Hennessy Road westbound.

NWFB H2 To Central via Harbour View Street and terminates at Exchange Square Bus Terminus.

To Happy Valley Depart from Exchange Square Bus Racecourse Terminus, Connaught Road Central, Harcourt Road and Gloucester Road omit Man Kwong Street, Man Yiu Street and Harbour View Street.

(ii) In case of closure of Gloucester Road service road by the Police:

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing NWFB 2 To Central via Gloucester Road westbound and Harcourt Road.

XHT 103, 619 and To Central via Gloucester Road westbound and 692 Harcourt Road.

15 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing XHT 104 To Kennedy Town via Gloucester Road westbound, Harcourt Road, Cotton Tree Drive and Queensway.

XHT 170 To Wah Fu via Gloucester Road, Canal Road flyover, Canal Road East, Morrison Hill Road, Wong Nai Chung Road and Aberdeen Tunnel.

XHT 182 and 681 To Central via Gloucester Road westbound, Harcourt Road, Cotton Tree Drive and Queensway.

CTB A11 To airport via Gloucester Road westbound.

(e) Service Enhancement

Subject to passenger demand, services of the following bus routes will be strengthened :

(i) CTB Routes No. 5B, 5X, 10, 40, 40M, 70, 75, 90, 97, 780, 788 and 789; (ii) NWFB Routes No. 2A, 2X, 8, 8P, 15, 18, M590, 720 and M722; and (iii) XHT Routes No. 101, 102, 104, 111, 601, 619, 680, 962, 967 and 969.

KOWLOON

(a) Suspension of Service

The services of Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) Route No. 5A will be suspended from 4.35 pm for departures from Kowloon City and 5.00 pm for departures from Tsim Sha Tsui respectively.

(b) Suspension and Relocation of Bus Terminus

(i) From about 5.00 pm :

Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Bus Terminus will be suspended and the following bus routes will terminate at the locations specified below :

Routes To terminate at KMB 1, 1A, 2, 6, - Nathan Road southbound near Middle Road 6A, 7 and 9

KMB 5C, 8, 28, - Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus 234X

16 (ii) From about 7.00 pm :

Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus will be suspended and the following bus routes will terminate at the locations specified below :

Routes To terminate at KMB 1, 7, 9 - Jordan (Wui Cheung Road) Bus Terminus

KMB 5, 5C, 8 - Granville Road Temporary Bus Terminus

KMB 28 - Chatham Road South Temporary Bus Terminus (north of Granville Road)

KMB 271 - Kowloon Station

From about 5.00 pm until crowd disperses and road closures are lifted, bus stops at Nathan Road southbound near Middle Road of Routes No. 26, 13X, 35A, 41A, 81C, 87D, 98D, 203 and 208 will be suspended.

(d) Bus Route Diversion

The following bus route diversions will be implemented at the time specified below :

(i) From about 5.00 pm

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing KMB 5C and 8 To Tsim Sha Tsui via Chatham Road South and Mody Road.

From Tsim Sha Tsuivia Mody Road and Chatham Road South.

KMB 8A On Chatham Road via Chatham Road South, Mody Road, South southbound Mody Road bus terminus, Mody Road, Chatham Road South.

KMB 8P On Hung Hom via Hung Hom Bypass, Hung Luen Road Road, Hung Lok Road, Hung Lai Road, Hung Hom South Road, Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom Station, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Mody Road, Mody Road bus terminus, Mody Road, Chatham Road South, Cheong Wan Road, On Wan Road, Cheong Wan Road, Gillies Avenue South, Wuhu Street, Tak Man Street and Hung Hom Road.

17 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing KMB 28 To Tsim Sha Tsui via Chatham Road South, Mody Road East and Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus.

From Tsim Sha Tsui via Mody Road and Chatham Road East South.

KMB 234X To Tsim Sha Tsui via Nathan Road, Salisbury Road and East Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus.

(ii) From about 6.00 pm

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing KMB 8, 11, 203E, To Kowloon Stationvia Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road 270A and Station Perimeter Road.

KMB 215X, 259B To Kowloon Stationvia Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and 281A and Station Perimeter Road (north).

From Kowloon via Station Perimeter Road (south), Station Nga Cheung Road, roundabout, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road and Canton Road.

KMB 260X From Hung Hom via Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South and Salisbury Road.

KMB 268B and From Hung Hom via Chatham Road North, Chatham 269B Ferry Road South and Salisbury Road.

(iii) From about 7.00 pm

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing KMB 1 and 9 To Jordan via Public Square Street, Shanghai Street, Jordan Road, Canton Road and Wui Cheung Road.

From Jordan via Wui Cheung Road, Lin Cheung Road, Jordan Road, roundabout, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

18 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing KMB 1A and 2 Converted to via Public Square Street, Shanghai circular services Street, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 2C On Gascoigne Road via Jordan Road westbound, roundabout and Jordan Road eastbound.

KMB 5, 5C and 8 To Tsim Sha Tsui via Chatham Road South southbound and Granville Road eastbound.

From Tsim Sha Tsui via Science Museum Road southbound, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North.

KMB 6 and 6A Converted to via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Lin circular services Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 7 To Jordan via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Canton Road and Wui Cheung Road.

From Jordan via Wui Cheung Road, Lin Cheung Road, Jordan Road, roundabout, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

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

KMB 8P On Hung Hom via Hung Hom Bypass, Hung Luen Road 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.

19 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing KMB 12 On Canton Road via Ferry Street, Canton Road, Wui Cheung Road, Jordan (Wui Cheung Road) Bus Terminus, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road and Ferry Street.

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

From Tsim Sha Tsuivia Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North.

KMB 28 To Tsim Sha Tsui via Granville Road, Science Museum Road southbound, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

KMB 35A, 41A and To Tsim Sha Tsui via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, 208 East 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.

From Tsim Sha Tsui via Science Museum Road, Cheong East Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 81C and 87D To Hung Hom via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, Station Chatham Road South, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Avenue South and Cheong Wan Road.

From Hung Hom via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Station Drive, Hung Hom Bypass, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

XHT 110 To Jordan (Wui via Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road Cheung Road) North, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Canton Road and Wui Cheung Road.

20 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing From Jordan (Wui via Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Cheung Road) Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, flyover and Hong Chong Road.

KMB 203 On Nathan Road via Nathan Road, Public Square Street, southbound Shanghai Street, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

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

From Kowloon via Station Perimeter Road (south), Station Nga Cheung Road, roundabout, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Austin Road and Cheong Wan Road.

KMB 219X and On Chatham Road via Chatham Road South, Granville 224X South southbound Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

KMB 234X Converted to via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Lin circular service Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 260X To Hung Hom via Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road, Station Chatham Road South, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Avenue South and Cheong Wan Road.

From Hung Hom via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Station Drive, Hung Hom Bypass, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road and Public Square Street.

KMB 268B and To Hung Hom Ferry via Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road and 269B Chatham Road South.

From Hung Hom via Chatham Road North, Chatham Ferry Road South, Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road and Public Square Street.

21 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing KMB 271 To Kowloon Stationvia Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road.

From Kowloon via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Station Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

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

From Kowloon via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Station Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

KMB 296D To Jordan via Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Canton Road and Wui Cheung Road.

From Jordan via Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road, roundabout, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

CTB 973 To Tsim Sha Tsui via Canton Road, Austin Road, East Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path and Hong Tat Path.

From Tsim Sha via Science Museum Road, Cheong Tsui East Wan Road, (*Chatham Road South, Mody Road, Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road,) Austin Road, Canton Road and Jordan Road. (* From 7.00 pm to 9.15 pm) CTB A21 Converted to via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, circular service Chatham Road South, slip road, Hong Chong Road, Railway Approach, Hung Hom Station, Cheong Wan Road, (*Chatham Road South, Mody Road, Science Museum Road, Chong Wan Road,) Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road. (* From 7.00 pm to 9.15 pm)

22 F. Green Minibus (GMB) Service

HONG KONG ISLAND

(a) Suspension and Relocation of GMB Stands

From about 7.00pm, the GMB stands at the following locations will be suspended:

(i) Edinburgh Place; (ii) Man Kwong Street; (iii) Hong Kong Station GMB Terminus; (iv) Lockhart Road east of Percival Street; (v) Jaffe Road east of Percival Street; (vi) Cannon Street; and (vii) Stewart Road.

During the period of suspension, the following GMB services will terminate at the locations specified below:

Routes To terminate at 1, 3 and 3A - Lay-by at Jackson Road

1A, 8, 9, 22 and - Connaught Place eastbound outside General Post Office 22S

(b) GMB Route Diversions

The following GMB route diversions will be implemented at the time specified below :

(i) From about 7.00 pm

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing 1, 3 and 3A To Central via Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central, Cotton Tree Drive, Lambeth Walk, Chater Road and Jackson Road.

To the Peak/Mid- via Jackson Road, Connaught Road Central Levels westbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Harcourt Road and Cotton Tree Drive slip road.

1A, 8 and 9 To Central via Pedder Street and Connaught Place eastbound.

To Mid-levels via Connaught Place eastbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Harcourt Road and Cotton Tree Drive slip road.

22 and 22S To Central via Pedder Street and Cannaught Place.

To Pok Fu Lam via Connaught Place eastbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Harcourt Road and Cotton Tree

23 Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing Drive slip road.

54 Circular service omit Man Yiu Street and observe the temporary pick- up/set-down point near Exchange Square.

(ii) From about 9.15 pm

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing 4A and 4C Converted to via Morrison Hill Road, Sharp Street West, Canal circular service Road West, Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road eastbound, Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay flyover, Gloucester Road service road and Canal Road flyover; and observe the temporary pick-up/set- down point on Gloucester Road service road near its junction with Cannon Street.

5 Converted to via Leighton Road westbound, Morrison Hill Road, circular service Sharp Street West, Canal Road West, Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road eastbound, Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay flyover, Gloucester Road service road and Canal Road flyover; and observe the temporary pick-up/set-down point on Gloucester Road service road near its junction with Cannon Street.

10, 11 and 31 Converted to During the closure of Lockhart Road, in case of circular service closure of Percival Street, these routes will be diverted via Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, Sugar Street, Gloucester Road and Harcourt Road.

36 Converted to via Tin Lok Lane, Hennessy Road westbound, circular service Fleming Road southbound, Wan Chai Road and Morrison Hill Road.

39M To Ap Lei Chau During the closure of Percival Street southbound, this route will be diverted via Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover and Aberdeen Tunnel.

69X To Causeway via Morrison Hill Road, Sharp Street West, Canal Bay Road West, Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road eastbound, Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay flyover, Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover and Aberdeen Tunnel and observe the temporary pick-up/set-down point on Gloucester Road service road near junction of Cannon Street.

24 KOWLOON

GMB Route Diversions

From about 7.00 pm, the following GMB route diversions will be implemented :

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeings 3 Converted to u-turn at junction of Canton Road and Kowloon circular service Park Drive, via Canton Road northbound and Ferry Street.

6 and 6A Converted to u-turn at junction of Canton Road and Kowloon circular services Park Drive, via Canton Road northbound and Austin Road.

7 Converted to via Chatham Road South, Granville Road, Science circular service Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

8 Converted to via Cheong Wan Road, Science Museum Road, circular service Hong Chong Road and On Wan Road.

77M To Kowloon u-turn at junction of Canton Road and Kowloon Station Park Drive, via Canton Road northbound, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road, and Station Perimeter Road (north).

To Tsim Sha Tsui via Station Perimeter Road (south), Nga Cheung Road, roundabout, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road and Canton Road.

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

G. Cross-boundary Coach Service

Suspension and Relocation of Terminus

From 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm, the terminus of the Cross-boundary Coach Service between Wan Chai and Huanggang at the Wan Chai Ferry Bus Terminus will be suspended. The terminating point of the service will be relocated to the location underneath footbridge on Hennessy Road eastbound under O’Brien Road.

25 H. Ferry Services

From 7.00 pm to 10.15 pm, to facilitate the holding of the Ceremony, central part of the Victoria Harbour will be temporarily closed. The ferry services will be adjusted as follows :

(a) Central – Kowloon Point