Transport Department Notice
Special Traffic and Transport Arrangements for Lunar New Year’s Eve 2019
Notice is hereby given that the following special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the Lunar New Year’s Eve in 2019:
I. SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS
HONG KONG ISLAND (CAUSEWAY BAY, VICTORIA PARK AND TIN HAU)
(A) Road Closures
The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 4 February 2019 at different times specified below. The implementation time may be varied if necessary:
(a) From 10.00 am on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) The unnamed road section at the northern entrance of Park Towers car park (except vehicles accessing to Park Towers car park); (ii) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street (except franchised buses and Green Minibuses (‘GMB’)); (iii) The general lay-by on the eastern kerbside of Hing Fat Street between Tsing Fung Street and Lau Li Street; (iv) Lau Li Street between Hing Fat Street and Ngan Mok Street (except disabled parking spaces); and (v) Part of the traffic lanes of Electric Road between Mercury Street and Yacht Street.
(b) From 4.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) Sugar Street; and (ii) Gloucester Road northbound between Causeway Road and Great George Street.
(c) From 5.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) Cleveland Street; (ii) Paterson Street;
Page 1 of 37 (iii) Kingston Street; (iv) Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and (v) Jardine’s Bazaar.
(d) From 7.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards (except franchised buses, green minibuses (GMB) and trams):
(i) Hennessy Road eastbound between Percival Street and East Point Road; (ii) Yee Wo Street eastbound; (iii) The nearside lane of Pennington Street between Irving Street and Yee Wo Street; (iv) Causeway Road eastbound between King’s Road and Moreton Terrace; (v) Yee Wo Street westbound; (vi) Hennessy Road westbound between Jardine’s Bazaar and Percival Street; and (vii) Irving Street.
(e) From 8.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) Lockhart Road east of Percival Street; (ii) Jaffe Road east of Percival Street; (iii) Cannon Street; and (iv) Shelter Street.
(f) From 9.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) The nearside lane of Causeway Road westbound between King’s Road (near Queen’s College) and Tung Lo Wan Road (near St. Paul's Convent School); (ii) Gloucester Road southbound between the down ramp of Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road; (iii) Tai Hang Road flyover southbound; (iv) Tai Hang Road flyover northbound; (v) Victoria Park Road flyover northbound; (vi) Causeway Bay Flyover northbound; and (vii) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street (except franchised buses and GMB).
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(B) Traffic Diversions
During the above road closure, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:
(a) From 5.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) Lau Li Street between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street will be re-routed as one-way westbound and closed to public light buses (‘PLB’).
(b) From 9.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) Vehicles heading for Tai Hang Road flyover southbound will be diverted to Victoria Park eastbound, Wing Hing Street and King’s Road; and
(ii) Vehicles heading for Tai Hang Road flyover northbound to Central will be diverted to Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Leighton Road.
(C) Pedestrian Precinct
The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 4.00 pm on 4 February 2019 to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019:
(i) Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street; (ii) East Point Road; and (iii) Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
(D) Prohibition to learner drivers
Learner drivers will be prohibited from entering the following roads from 4.00 pm on 4 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019:
(i) Leighton Road; (ii) Tin Lok Lane; (iii) Caroline Hill Road; (iv) Eastern Hospital Road; (v) Tai Hang Road north of Lai Tak Tsuen Road; (vi) Tung Lo Wan Road; (vii) Electric Road south of Gordon Road; (viii)Morrison Hill Road north of Queen’s Road East; (ix) Hennessy Road; (x) Yee Wo Street; (xi) Causeway Road; (xii) King’s Road; Page 3 of 37 (xiii)Gloucester Road service road; (xiv) Hing Fat Street; (xv) Tin Hau Temple Road westbound west of Cloud View Road; and (xvi) Wan Chai Road eastbound.
(E) Suspension of parking spaces, car parks and restriction of vehicle access
(a) All vehicles parked in car parks at the above closed roads will not be permitted to enter or leave the car parks until the roads are re-opened for normal traffic;
(b) The on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 2.00 pm on 4 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019:
(i) All the above closed roads on 4 and 5 February 2019;
(ii) Tung Lo Wan Road;
(iii) Lockhart Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street;
(iv) Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street;
(v) Tsing Fung Street; and
(vi) Lau Li Street.
(c) All parking spaces in Hing Fat Street Public Car Park (except disabled parking spaces) will be suspended from 10.00 am on 2 February to 10.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(F) Temporary closure of Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange
From 6.00 pm onwards on 4 February 2019, Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange will be suspended. During the above period, the following arrangement of the stops will be implemented:
(i) Bus routes 914 and 968 will be terminated on Tung Lo Wan Road opposite to Queen’s College; (ii) Bus routes 948, E11 and E11A will be terminated on Causeway Road westbound near Queen’s College; (iii) Bus route 307P will be terminated at Ngan Mok Street; (iv) Bus route 25 will omit the stop in Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange; (v) HKI GMB route 49M will omit Hing Fat Street, Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange, King’s Road, Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street, and terminated at King’s Road westbound near Lau Sin Street; and (vi) HKI GMB route 39M will be converted to circular route and omit the stop at Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange.
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(F) Temporary bus stops arrangements
The bus stop on Victoria Park Road eastbound outside Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter will be suspended from 8.00 pm onwards and as necessary on 4 February 2019.
Members of the public can make enquiries to the bus companies on the details of temporary bus stops arrangements:
New World First Bus: 2136 8888; Citybus: 2873 0818; KMB: 2745 4466.
(G) Suspension of tram stops
The following tram stops will be suspended from 8.00 pm onwards and as necessary on 5 February 2019:
(a) Causeway Road near Shelter Street (both directions); (b) Yee Wo Street opposite to Sugar Street and Paterson Street (both directions); and (c) Causeway Road outside Victoria Park Main Entrance (both directions).
(H) Suspension and relocation of GMB stops
To tie in with the above road closures, the following GMB stands will be suspended from 5.00 pm onwards and as necessary on 5 February 2019:
(i) The stops of HKI GMB route 4A and 4C on Cannon Street will be relocated to Gloucester Road service road near Percival Street and Gloucester Road service road near Cannon Street respectively;
(ii) The stops of HKI GMB routes 5 and 69X on Lockhart Road will be relocated to Gloucester Road service road near Cannon Street;
(iii) The stops of 40 and 40X in Jardine’s Bazaar will be relocated to Pennington Street outside Dragon Rise;
(iv) The stops of HKI GMB routes 10 and 31 on Jaffe Road east of Percival Street will be relocated to Jaffe Road eastbound between Canal Road East and Percival Street; and
(v) The stop of HKI GMB route 25 in Paterson Street will be suspended and it will be converted into circular service.
(I) Suspension of PLB stands
Page 5 of 37 The PLB stands in Sugar Street and Paterson Street will be suspended from 4.00 pm onwards and as necessary on 4 February 2019.
(J) Suspension of taxi stands
To tie in with the above road closures, the following Taxi stands will be suspended from on 4 February 2019 at the different times specified below:
(a) From 10.00 am on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) Lau Li Street; and (ii) Electric Road.
(b) From 4.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards:
(i) Paterson Street near Great George Street; (ii) Paterson Street between Gloucester Road Service Road and Kingston Street; (iii) Jaffe Road near Percival Street; and (iv) Lockhart Road near Cannon Street.
(K) Central-Mid-levels Escalator
The services of the Central to Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System will be extended to 3.00 am on 5 February 2019.
KOWLOON
(1) Wong Tai Sin Morse Park
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 5.00 pm on 4 February to 6.00 am on 5 February 2019:
(A) Traffic arrangements
(a) Road closures
The eastern egress of Ching Tak Street public light bus and taxi stands near Wong Tai Sin Government Primary School will be closed. Vehicles will be required to use the western egress and turn left into Ching Tak Street westbound for leaving. The section of Ching Tak Street between Lung Cheung Road and Tung Tau Tsuen Road may be closed according to traffic condition.
(b) Traffic Control
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(i) The Police may ban the left-turn movement from Lung Cheung Road westbound into Ching Tak Street and Fung Mo Street depending on traffic condition; and
(ii) The Police will implement no-stopping restriction in the vicinity of Morse Park No. 3 including Ching Tak Street, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Shatin Pass Road, Fung Mo Street, Fu Mei Street, Wang Tau Hom East Road, Wang Tau Hom South Road and Wang Tau Hom Central Road.
(B) Transport arrangements
(a) Suspension/relocation of bus and GMB stops
The bus and GMB stops in Fung Mo Street southbound outside Morse Park Indoor Game Hall for KMB routes 1, 7 and 11K and cross harbour bus route 113 and Kowloon GMB route 54 will be suspended. Temporary bus and GMB stop will be provided at Fung Mo Street southbound opposite to Morse Park No. 4.
(b) Taxi stand/drop-off point locations
(i) Temporary taxi stand will be provided on Wang Tau Hom East Road southbound outside Wang Hau House; (ii) The lay-by in Ching Tak Street outside Lung Hei House will be converted to temporary taxi drop-off point; and (iii) The single lane of the taxi stand at Ching Tak Street outside Lung Hing House will be divided into two lanes, the left lane will be allowed for boarding and alighting passengers whilst the right lane will be allowed for alighting passengers only.
Traffic at the above road sections will be very congested and the number of parking spaces is limited in the vicinity. Members of the public should use public transport services as far as possible. MTR passengers travel to/from Morse Park Lunar New Year’s Fair should make use of Lok Fu Station.
(2) Wong Tai Sin Temple
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 6.00 pm on 4 February to 7.00 pm on 5 February 2019 and thereafter between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm daily on 2 to 10, 16 and 17 February 2019 respectively, in order to facilitate traffic and crowd control at Wong Tai Sin Temple during the Lunar New Year:
(A) Road closures
(i) Shatin Pass Road between Lung Cheung Road and Fung Tak Road will be
Page 7 of 37 temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic except for GMB services; and (ii) The unnamed road connecting Wong Tai Sin Road and Wong Tai Sin Temple will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic except for coaches, goods vehicles with valid monthly parking ticket issued by Goldway Carpark, designated vehicles of Sik Sik Yuen and designated vehicles entering and leaving the construction site of Shatin to Central Link.
(B) Traffic Control
All vehicles will be prohibited from parking or waiting at Wong Tai Sin Road (both directions) between Shatin Pass Road and Nga Chuk Street, except for temporary taxi drop-off point at Wong Tai Sin Road westbound.
(C) Temporary taxi stand
The taxi stand on the eastern kerbside lane of the above section of Shatin Pass Road will be suspended. Temporary taxi drop-off point will be provided on Wong Tai Sin Road westbound opposite Chui Yuen House.
(3) Cheung Sha Wan
(A) Temporary relocation of bus stops
The bus stops on Cheung Sha Wan Road westbound outside Cheung Sha Wan Playground will be temporarily relocated to a point near its junction with Hing Wah Street, from 8.00 am on 1 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(B) Suspension of parking spaces
All metered parking spaces in Hang Cheung Street will be suspended from 8.00 am on 3 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(C) No parking or waiting
All vehicles will be prohibited from parking or waiting (except for picking up/ setting off passengers and loading/unloading goods) in Fortune Street, Hang Cheung Street and Fat Tseung Street from 8.00 am on 3 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(4) Mong Kok Fa Hui Park
(A) Suspension of bus stops
The bus stops at the following locations will be suspended from 6.00 pm on 3 February to 6.00 am on 4 February 2019; and from 2.00 pm on 4 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019 respectively:
(a) Boundary Street eastbound outside Fa Hui Park; (b) Boundary Street eastbound outside Police Sports & Recreation Club;
Page 8 of 37 (c) Tai Hang Tung Road (both directions) near Tat Chee Avenue; (d) Tat Chee Avenue (both directions) near Osmanthus Road; (e) Embankment Road northbound; (f) Outside No.191 Prince Edward Road West; and (g) Knight Street southbound.
(B) Temporary relocation of bus stops and GMB stops
(a) The bus stops on Prince Edward Road West eastbound outside Diocesan Boys’ School will be temporarily relocated eastward to Prince Edward Road West eastbound outside No. 211-215 (except the bus stops of KMB routes 3C, 87D and 281A) from 6.00 pm on 3 February to 6.00 am on 4 February 2019; and from 2.00 pm on 4 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019. (b) The bus stops and GMB stops on Tung Choi Street outside Mongkok Police Station will be temporarily relocated to No. 225 Tung Choi Street between Playing Field Road and Boundary Street from 6.00 pm on 3 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(C) Suspension of GMB pick up/drop-off points
The GMB pick-up/drop-off points at the following locations will be suspended from 6.00 pm on 3 February to 6.00 am on 4 February 2019; and from 2.00 pm on 4 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019 respectively:
(a) Boundary Street eastbound outside Fa Hui Park; (b) Boundary Street eastbound outside Hong Kong Soka Gakkai Institution; (c) Tai Hang Tung Road (both directions) near Tat Chee Avenue; (d) Tat Chee Avenue (both directions) near Osmanthus Road; (e) Embankment Road northbound; and (f) Outside No. 191 Prince Edward Road West.
(D) Temporary PLB pick-up / drop-off point and taxi stand
A temporary PLB pick-up/drop-off point and a temporary taxi stand will be designated at Lincoln Road near Cumberland Road from 3.00 pm on 3 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(E) Suspension of Taxi Stand
The taxi stand at Fa Yuen Street near Prince Edward Road West (Service Road) will be suspended and changed as pick-up/ drop-off point from 8.00 am on 1 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(F) Suspension of parking spaces
The following parking spaces will be suspended from 3.00 pm on 3 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019:
Page 9 of 37 (a) Metered parking spaces nos. 9607 and 9608 on Tong Yam Street; (b) All metered and motorcycle parking spaces on Duke Street between Embankment Road and Knight Street; (c) All motorcycle parking spaces on Knight Street near its junction with Duke Street; (d) Metered parking space no.13413 on Belfran Road; and (e) All metered parking spaces on Lincoln Road between Cumberland Road and Waterloo Road.
(G) Temporary road closure and traffic arrangements
The following temporary road closure and traffic arrangements will be implemented on the dates and at the time specified below:
(a) From 6.00 pm on 3 February to 4.00 am on 4 February 2019; and from 2.00 pm on 4 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019:
(i) The section of Dianthus Road east of Tat Chee Avenue will be closed to all vehicular traffic; (ii) All vehicles on Lincoln Road westbound will not be permitted to turn left onto Cumberland Road southbound (except for taxis); (iii) All vehicles on Essex Crescent will not be permitted to turn left onto Cumberland Road southbound (except for residents); (iv) All vehicles on Embankment Road will not be permitted to turn right onto Duke Street (except for residents); (v) The third lane of Tai Hang Tung Road southbound will be closed to all vehicular traffic; (vi) The third lane of Tai Hang Tung Road northbound will be closed and will not be permitted to turn right onto Tat Chee Avenue; (vii) The first lane of the Flyover joining Cheung Sha Wan Road on the Sham Shui Po side and descending into Boundary Street eastbound will be closed to all vehicular traffic; (viii) The Prince Edward Road West (service road) eastbound between Nathan Road and Tung Choi Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic; and (ix) The first lane of Boundary Street eastbound between Tai Hang Tung Road and the bus stop outside Fa Hui Park will be closed to all vehicular traffic.
(b) From 10.00 pm on 4 February to 3.00 am on 5 February 2019:
(i) The fifth lane of Prince Edward Road West, westbound, before the junction of Yuen Po Street to the ascending of the Flyover will be closed to all vehicular traffic.
(5) Kwun Tong
(A) Road closures
The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic on the dates and
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(a) From 3.00 pm to 4:00 am of the following day daily on 3 February and 4 February 2019:
(i) Fuk Ning Road; and (ii) Fuk Tong Road.
(b) From 6.00 pm on 2 February 2019 to 4.00am on 3 February 2019; from 3.00 pm on 3 February to 4.00 am of the following day daily on 3 February and 4 February 2019 :
(i) Kai Lim Road.
(B) Temporary arrangements for bus and GMB routes
The following bus and GMB arrangements will be implemented on the dates and at the time specified below:
Stage 1 From 7.30 am on 2 February to 4.00 am on 5 February 2019, the GMB pick-up/drop-off point on Kai Lim Road will be suspended. Kowloon GMB route 59 on journeys to Kwun Tong Town Centre will omit Kai Lim Road from 7.30 am on 2 February to 4.00 am on 5 February 2019.
Stage 2 From 3.00 pm to 4:00 am of the following day on 3 February and 4 February 2019:
(a) The GMB and bus bays at northern section of Kwun Tong Station Bus Terminus will be suspended. The following temporary service arrangement for bus and GMB routes observing Kwun Tong Station Bus Terminus will be implemented:
I) Bus Routes (i) the terminating points of bus route nos. 89 and 89B at the Bus Terminus will be temporarily relocated to the second and third southernmost bus lay-bys of the bus terminus respectively, journeys to Shatin will be diverted via Kwun Tong Road and Tsui Ping Road before resuming their original routeing; (ii) the en-route stops of bus route nos. 606, 606X, A22 and N29 at the Bus Terminus will be temporarily relocated to the fifth southernmost bus lay-by of the bus terminus; (iii) the en-route stops of bus route nos. 13M, 14B, 15A, and the evening services of 234C and 234D at the Bus Terminus will be temporarily relocated to the roadside stopping point at the bus terminus located near the Hong Kong Student Aid Society Building; (iv) the en-route stops of bus route nos. 16M, 93K, 98A, 601, 601P, 619, 619P, 641, N619 and W2 at the Bus Terminus will Page 11 of 37 not be affected; and (v) the terminating point of route no. 89X will be temporarily relocated to Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping Road) Bus Terminus, an en-route stop of route no. 89X will be temporarily added on the roadside stopping point at the bus terminus located near the Hong Kong Student Aid Society Building and will be diverted via Kwun Tong Road and Tsui Ping Road before arriving Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping Road) Bus Terminus; route no. 89X (Shatin Station bound) will be diverted via Tsui Ping Road southbound, Tsui Ping Road northbound before resuming to its original routeing.
II) GMB Routes
(i) GMB route no. 47 will be diverted via Tsui Ping Road southbound, roundabout outside Tsui Ping South Estate entrance and Tsui Ping Road northbound before resuming its original routeing, and will not observe Kwun Tong Station Bus Terminus and Fuk Tong Road. A temporary GMB stand will be designated at Tsui Ping Road northbound outside Tsui Pak House; (ii) GMB route no. 59 on journeys to Kwun Tong Town Centre will continue to omit Kai Lim Road. For the Tsui Ping bound journey, the GMB route will be diverted via Kwun Tong Road eastbound and Tsui Ping Road northbound before resuming its original routeing, and will not observe Kwun Tong Station Bus Terminus and Fuk Tong Road. A temporary GMB stand will be designated at Tsui Ping Road northbound outside Hong Kong Public Records Building; and (iii) Service of GMB supplementary route no. 59M will be suspended.
(b) The en-route stops of bus route nos. 11B (Tsui Ping bound), 11C (Sau Mau Ping (Upper) bound) and 89C (Tsui Ping bound) on Tsui Ping Road northbound at Kwun Tong Swimming Pool will be suspended; the en-route stops of bus route nos. 11B (Kowloon City Ferry Pier bound), 11C (Chuk Yuen bound) and 89C (Heng On bound) on Tsui Ping Road southbound at Kwun Tong Swimming Pool will be suspended; and
(c) The bus and GMB pick-up/drop-off points on Tsui Ping Road northbound near Fuk Tong Road and Tsui Ping Road southbound outside Kwun Tong Swimming Pool will be suspended.
Stage 3 From 3.00 pm on 4 February to 4.00 am 5 February 2019, the bus stops and GMB pick-up/drop-off points on Lei Yue Mun Road eastbound outside Kwun Tong Swimming Pool will be suspended:
Page 12 of 37 (a) The affected bus routes include 14, 14B, 14X, 15, 15A, 16, 16M, 38, 42C, 62X, 89D, 93K, 98A, 215X, 258D, 259D, 277E, 277X, 296A, 296C, 601, 601P, 606, 619, 641, 671, 796S, A22 and N619
(b) The affected GMB routes include Hong Kong GMB route no. 61, Kowloon GMB route no. 62S and New Territories GMB Route nos. 19S, 102, 102B, 102S and 103.
(C) Suspension of parking spaces and taxi pick up / drop off arrangement
From 8.00 am on 2 February to 4.00 am on 5 February 2019, the metered parking spaces, motorcycle parking spaces, parking spaces for drivers with disabilities and cross harbour taxi stand on Kai Lim Road will be suspended. The lay-by on Tsui Ping Road southbound outside Tsui Lau House will be converted to a temporary taxi pick-up / drop-off point from 3.00 pm on 2 February to 4.00 am on 5 February 2019.
NEW TERRITORIES
(1) Tsuen Wan
(A) Road closures
The following sections of roads will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 6.00 pm to 5.00 am of the following day daily on 3 February and 4 February 2019:
(a) Kai Hong Close; (b) Kai Chi Close; (c) Hoi Pa Street section between its junction with Lo Tak Court and Tai Ho Road; (d) Slow lane of Sha Tsui Road (eastbound) section between its junction with Yuen Tun Circuit and Tai Ho Road; and (e) Slow lane of Sha Tsui Road (westbound) section between its junction with Yuen Tun Circuit and Heung Shing Street.
(B) Suspension of motorcycle parking spaces
The motorcycle parking spaces at Kai Hong Close will be suspended from 6.00 pm to 5.00 am of the following day daily on 3 February 2019 and 4 February 2019.
(C) Suspension of metered parking spaces The meter parking spaces at Sha Tsui Road (No: 20192 – 20195) will be suspended from 6.00 pm to 5.00 am of the following day daily on 3 February and 4 February 2019.
Page 13 of 37 (D) Suspension of public light bus stand
The public light bus stand on Hoi Pa Street outside Wing Tai House will be suspended from 6.00 pm to 5.00 am of the following day daily on 3 February and 4 February 2019.
(E) Temporary Relocation/ Suspension of bus stop
The bus stop on Tai Ho Road (northbound) outside Princess Alexandra Community Centre will be suspended from 6.00 pm to 5.00 am of the following day daily on 3 February and 4 February 2019. Temporary bus stop for KMB route nos. 40, 234A, 234B, 290 and 290A will be provided at 100 meters northward from its original location.
(2) Tuen Mun
(A) Road closures
The following sections of roads will be intermittently closed to vehicular traffic from 6.00 pm to 8.00 am of the following day on 2 February to 4 February 2019, except for police vehicles, emergency vehicles and vehicles permitted by police on site:
(a) Tin Hau Road; (b) San Hop Lane; (c) The section of Hung Cheung Road from its junction with Tin Hau Road to its southern junction with San Ping Circuit; (d) The section of Hung Cheung Road southbound between its northern and southern junction with San Ping Circuit; (e) The section of San On Street from its southern junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 50 meters north of the same junction; and (f) The section of Hing Wong Street from its junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 50 meters north of the same junction.
(B) Closure of cycle track
The following section of cycle track will be closed from 6.00 pm to 8.00 am of the following day on 2 February to 4 February 2019:
(a) The section of cycle track along the western riverside of Tuen Mun River Channel between Pui To Road and Yau Oi Bridge.
(C) Traffic diversions
The following temporary traffic arrangements will be intermittently implemented from 6.00 pm to 8.00 am of the following day on 2 February to 4 February 2019, except for police vehicles, emergency vehicles and vehicles permitted by police on site:
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(a) All vehicles on Yip Wong Road will be banned from turning onto Tin Hau Road northbound; (b) All vehicles on Tin Hau Road southbound will be banned from turning onto Hung Cheung Road; and (c) The section of Hung Cheung Road between its northern and southern junction with San Ping Circuit will be converted to one-way northbound.
(D) Suspension of overnight parking spaces
The overnight on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 6.00 pm to 8.00 am of the following day on 2 February to 4 February 2019, except for police vehicles, emergency vehicles and vehicles permitted by police on site:
(a) Tin Hau Road; and (b) The section of Hung Cheung Road from its junction with Tin Hau Road to its southern junction with San Ping Circuit.
(E) Prohibition of illegal parking
Illegal parked vehicles on the following roads will be prosecuted or towed without prior notice by police from 6.00 pm to 8.00 am of the following day daily on 2 February to 4 February 2019, except for police vehicles, emergency vehicles and vehicles permitted by police on site:
(a) Tin Hau Road; (b) San Hop Lane; (c) Hung Cheung Road ; (d) The section of San On Street from its southern junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 50 meters north of the same junction; and ; and (e) The section of Hing Wong Street from its junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 50 meters north of the same junction.
(F) Provision of temporary taxi pick-up and drop-off point
A temporary pick-up and drop-off point will be provided at Tin Hau Road near its junction with San Hop Lane from 6.00 pm to 8.00 am of the following day on 2, 3 and 4 February 2019.
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(3) Tseung Kwan O
(A) Suspension of parking spaces
The parking spaces on Wan Lung Road will be suspended from 7.00am on 3 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(B) Temporary taxi stand
The temporary taxi stand in Hok Lam Lane will be provided on 7.00 am on 3 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(4) Sheung Shui
(A) Road closures
San Lok Street (except for access to Pearl Vista), San Tsoi Street and Fu Hing Street between San Hong Street and San Tsoi Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except emergency vehicles) from 6.00 pm on 4 February to 4.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(5) Tai Po
(A) Closure of cycle track
The cycle track on Ting Kok Road between Ting Tai Road and On Chee Road will be closed from 6.00 pm on 4 February to 6.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(6) Yuen Long
(A) Road closures
(a) Keung Yip Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 9.00 a.m. on 26 January 2019 to 2.00 p.m. on 5 February 2019;
(b) The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 4.00 p.m. on 4 February to 7.00 a.m. on 5 February 2019:
(i) Hong Yip Street between Po Yip Street and Wang Yip Street West; (ii) Hi Yip Street; (iii) Wang Yip Street East; (iv) Wang Yip Street South between Wang Yip Street East and Kwong Yip Street; and (v) Unnamed road between Wang Yip Street West and Kwong Yip Street; (vi) Hong Yip Street between Wang Yip Street West and Wang Yip Street East (except for franchised buses); and (vii) Unnamed road leading from Long Yip Street to Kwong Yip Street (except for franchised buses).
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(B) Traffic diversion
The section of Hong Yip Street between Po Yip Street and Yuen Long Kau Hui Road will be converted from two-way to one-way eastbound traffic from 8.00 p.m. on 4 February to 7.00 a.m. on 5 February 2019. Motorists heading to One Regent Place are advised to travel via Po Yip Street, Hong Yip Street and Kwan Lok Lane.
(C) Cycling track closure
Cycling track in Keung Yip Street will be closed to all bicycles from 4.00 p.m. on 4 February to 7.00 a.m. on 5 February 2019.
(D) Suspension of parking spaces
(a) Some public parking spaces in Wang Lee Street near Yuen Long Industrial Estate Bus Terminus will be closed (except franchised buses) from 5.00 pm on 2 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019;
(b) The parking spaces in Hong Yip Street, Wang Yip Street East between Wang Yip Street South and Hi Yip Street and Wang Yip Street South will be suspended from 4.00 pm on 4 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019; and
(c) The parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 8.00 pm to 8.00 am of the following day from 2 February to 5 February 2019:
(i) Fu Yip Street; (ii) Tak Yip Street; (iii) Wang Lok Street; (iv) Po Yip Street; (v) Wang Yip Street East between Hong Yip Street and Keung Yip Street; (vi) Wang Yip Street West; and (vii) Leung Yip Street (intermittently closed depending on prevailing crowd and traffic conditions).
(E) Temporary Taxi pick up/drop off point
Temporary taxi pick-up/drop-off point will be designated in Po Yip Street outside the Tung Tau Industrial Area Playground from 4.00 pm on 4 February to 7.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(F) Feeder Bus Service
MTR bus route no. K66 departing from Long Ping Terminus after 8.00 pm on 4 February 2019 will be diverted via Kwong Yip Street, Fo Yip Street, Wang Yip Street West, Fu Yip Street and Wang Lok Street before resuming its original routeing on its journey to Tai Tong. A temporary bus stop will
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(7) Kwai Tsing
(A) Suspension of parking spaces
The metered parking spaces and disabled parking spaces in Ko Fong Street will be suspended from 2.00 pm on 4 February to 8.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(8) Sha Tin
(A) Suspension of bus stop
The bus stop on Yuen Wo Road outside Lek Yuen Estate will be suspended from 6.00 pm on 4 February to 6.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(B) Closure of cycle track
The section of cycle track between The Little Flower’s Catholic Primary School (near Wo Che Street) and the western riverside of Shing Mun River Channel will be intermittently closed from 7.00 pm to 5.00 am on the following day daily from 2 Feburary to 4 February 2019.
II. PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS
(A) MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (MTR) SERVICES
(a) Train Service
(i) The following MTR Lines will provide overnight train services on 4 February 2019 , 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 5 – 10 Minutes Tseung Kwan O Line 5 – 10 Minutes (North Point – Po Lam) Tseung Kwan O Line 12 – 15 Minutes (Tiu Keng Leng –LOHAS Park) South Island Line 6 – 10 Minutes East Rail Line 7– 15 Minutes (Hung Hom – Sheung Shui) West Rail Line 7 – 15 Minutes Ma On Shan Line 6.5 – 15 Minutes Tung Chung Line 8 – 12 Minutes
Page 18 of 37 (ii) Overnight services for Light Rail Transit routes 505, 507, 610, 614P, 615P, 705, 706, 751 and 761P will be provided on 4 February 2019 at a headway of 13 to 22 minutes.
(b) Feeder bus services
The operating hours of the feeder bus routes K51, K73 and 506 will be extended to 2.00 am on 5 February 2019 at a headway of 10 to 15 minutes;
(B) HONG KONG TRAMWAYS SERVICES
The operating hours will be extended to 3.00 am on 5 February 2019.
(C) FRANCHISED BUS SERVICES
HONG KONG ISLAND AND CROSS HARBOUR ROUTES
(a) Special services Headway Fares per Route Destination (minutes) Operating hours single journey
NWFB 38S Causeway Bay 30 From Causeway Bay $10.3 (Central Library) – (Central Library): Chi Fu Fa Yuen from 1.00 am to 3.00 am on 5 February 2019
NWFB 15X The Peak – 60 From Causeway Bay $14.7 Causeway Bay (Tin (Tin Hau): Hau) from 10.00 am to 7.00 pm from 5 February to 7 February 2019
60 From The Peak: from 2.30 pm to 10.30 pm from 5 February to 7 February 2019
CTB 77S Tin Wan Estate – 15 From Tin Wan Estate: $11.3 Shau Kei Wan from 12.00 midnight to 2.30 am on 5 February 2019
15-20 From Shau Kei Wan: from 12.30 am to 2.30 am on 5 February 2019
Page 19 of 37 Headway Fares per Route Destination (minutes) Operating hours single journey
CTB 592S South Horizons – 15 From South Horizons : $7.6 Causeway Bay from 12.30 am to 1.00 (Moreton Terrace) am on 5 February 2019
20 From Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) : from 1.00 am to 3.00 am on 5 February 2019
Cross Harbour N116 Tsz Wan Shan 15 From Tsz Wan Shan $16.5 (Central) - (Central): North Point from 12.45 am to 2.30 am on 5 February 2019
8-15 From North Point: from 12.45 am to 3.30 am on 5 February 2019
Cross Harbour N307 Central (Central 30 From Central (Central $35.8 Ferry Piers) – Tai Ferry Piers): Po Central From 12.30 am to 2.00 am on 5 February 2019
Cross Harbour N601 Admiralty Station 13-20 From Admiralty Station $16.5 (East) Bus (East) Bus Terminus: Terminus - from 12.13 am to 3.20 Po Tat am on 5 February 2019
Cross Harbour N603 Central (Central 15 From Central (Central $19.1 Ferry Piers) - Ping Ferry Piers): Tin from 12.45 am to 1.30 am on 5 February 2019
Cross Harbour N681 Central (Central 20 From Central (Central $27.3 Ferry Piers) - Ma Ferry Piers): On Shan Town from 12.10 am to 5.10 Centre am on 5 February 2019
Cross Harbour 967S Causeway Bay 30 From Causeway Bay $36.8 (Moreton (Moreton Terrace): Terrace) – Tin Shui from 12.25 am to 12.55 Wai (Tin Yan am on 5 February 2019 Estate)
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(b) Route diversions
The following bus routes will be diverted on 4 and 5 February 2019 at the time specified below:
(i) From 6.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards and as necessary
Diversion before resuming Route Direction normal routing
CTB E11 and to Tin Hau via King’s Road, Ngan Mok E11A Street, Lau Li Street, King’s Road and terminate on Causeway Road near Queen’s College
NWFB 25 to Braemar Hill via King’s Road and omit Tin Hau Bus Terminus
Cross Harbour 307P to Tai Po via Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street and King’s Road
Cross Harbour 948 to Kowloon via Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street, King’s Road and Causeway Road
Cross Harbour 914 and to Kowloon via Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton 968 Terrace, Causeway Road and omit Tin Hau Bus Terminus
to Tin Hau via King’s Road, Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street, King’s Road and terminate on Tung Lo Wan Road opposite to Queen’s College
(ii) From 9.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards and as necessary
Diversion before resuming Route Direction normal routing
NWFB 2 to Eastern District via Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King’s Road
Page 21 of 37 to Central via Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace, Causeway Road, Irving Street, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street, Hennessy Road, Tonnochy Road and Gloucester Road Service Road
CTB 5X to Felix Omit Tung Lo Wan Road and Villas/Kennedy Moreton Terrace Town
CTB 5B to Causeway Bay via Causeway Road
to Kennedy Town Causeway Road, King’s Road, Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street, King’s Road, Causeway Road and Leighton Road.
NWFB 81 to Chai Wan via Moreton Terrace, Irving Street, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street and Causeway Road (if right turning from Moreton Terrace to Causeway Road eastbound is banned)
Cross Harbour 102 and to Eastern District via Gloucester Road, Victoria 106 Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King’s Road
Cross Harbour 307 and to Tai Po via Gloucester Road, Fleming N307 Road, Fleming Road flyover, Fleming Road, Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street and Causeway Road
CTB A11 to Airport via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road and Gloucester Road service road
(iii) From 9.00 pm on 4 February 2019 onwards upon the closure of Hing Fat Street
Diversion before resuming Route Direction normal routing
CTB 5X to Whitfield Road via King’s Road, Tsing Fung Street and Hing Fat Street
Page 22 of 37 CTB A11 and to North Point via King’s Road, Tsing Fung NA11 Street and Hing Fat Street
NWFB 2X, 8, 8P To Eastern District via King’s Road, Tsing Fung and N8P Street and Hing Fat Street
KMB 603, N603 to Kowloon via Causeway Road, King’s Road, and N368 Man Hong Street
Cross Harbour 102,106 to Kowloon via King’s Road, Tsing Fung Street flyover and Victoria and N106 Park Road
Cross Harbour 103, 170, to Kowloon/New via King’s Road, Tsing Fung Territories Street and Hing Fat Street/ 307, 681, Victoria Park Road N11, N170, N182,N307, and N681
(iv) From 12.00 midnight on 5 February 2019 onwards and as necessary
Diversion before resuming Route Direction normal routing
CTB N11 to Airport via Causeway Road, Hing Fat Street, Victoria Park Road and Gloucester Road service road
Cross Harbour N182 to Shatin (Kwong Yuen) via Causeway Road, Hing Fat Street, Victoria Park Road and Gloucester Road
(d) Service Adjustment
In order to suit the passengers demand during the Lunar New Year festive period, the service of bus routes 2A, 2X, 5B, 5X, 8P, 18P, 23, 38, 42, 70, 72, 82, 102, 104, 118, 171, 592, 619, 720, 788 and 789 will be adjusted from 5 February 2019 to 8 February 2019.
Page 23 of 37 KOWLOON & NEW TERRITORIES
(a) Special services Fare per single journey Headway (Fares in brackets are for Route Destination (minutes) Operating hours air-conditioned services)
KMB Tsuen Wan 15 From 12.30 am $10.5 N43 Station - to 2.00 am on 5 Cheung Wang February 2019 Bus Terminus
KMB Yu Chui Court - 20-30 From Yu Chui $15.3 N48 Bayview Garden Court: Section fares: from 12.10 am to $8.6 (Yu Chui Court bound) 2.00 am on 5 $9.3 (Bayview Garden February 2019 bound)
From Bayview Garden: from 12.35 am to 2.15 am on 5 February 2019
KMB Kam Ying 7-20 From Kam Ying $10.5 N86 Court - Shatin Court: Station from 12.10 am to 1.30 am on 5 February 2019
From Sha Tin Station: from 12.50 am to 3.00 am on 5 February 2019
KMB Tsing Yi 20 From Tsing Yi $6.7 N243 Station – Station: Cheung Ching from 1.10 am to 2.30 am on 5 February 2019
Page 24 of 37 (b) Extension of services
On 4 February 2019, the operating hours of the following routes will be extended for the periods specified as follows:
Route Periods of extension after scheduled operating hours
(i) KMB route 85M (departing from Wong Tai 10 minutes Sin)
(ii) KMB routes 2A (departing from Mei Foo), 30 minutes 27 (departing from Shun Tin), 74X (departing from Kwun Tong Ferry), 75X (departing from Kowloon City Ferry), 87K (departing from University Station), 288 (departing from Shui Chuen O), 269C (departing from Kwun Tong Ferry), 268X (departing from Jordan) and 935 (departing from Wan Chai)
(iii) KMB route 238M (departing from Tsuen 35 minutes Wan Station)
(iv) KMB routes 37M and 934A (departing 40 minutes from Wan Chai)
(v) KMB routes 248M (departing from Tsing 45 minutes Yi Station) , 249M (departing from Tsing Yi Station) and 81K (departing from Sun Tin Wai)
(vi) KMB route 88K (departing from Royal 50 minutes Ascot)
(vii) KMB routes 1 (departing from Star Ferry), 1 hour 1A (departing from Star Ferry) , 3D, 13M (departing from Kwun Tong (Elegance Road)), 14 (departing from China Ferry Terminal), 16 (departing from Mong Kok (Park Avenue)), 26 (departing from Tsim Sha Tsui East), 59X, 60X, 83K, 98A (departing from Hang Hau(North)), 98C, 214, 269D (departing from Lek Yuen), 282 (departing from Sha Tin Central), 284 (departing from Sha Tin Central), 296A (departing from Sheung Tak) and 673 (departing from Hong Kong Station)
Page 25 of 37 (viii) KMB routes 31 and 283 1 hour and 15 minutes
(ix) KMB route 5 (departing from Star Ferry) 1 hour and 20 minutes
KMB route 5C (departing from Star Ferry), 27 (departing from Shun Tin), 31M 1 hour and 30 minutes (departing from Kwai Fong Station), 213X (departing from On Tai (South)), 215X (departing from Kowloon Station), 234A (departing from Tsuen Wan West Station) and 934 (departing from Wan Chai)
(x) KMB route 31 (departing from Tsuen Wan 2 hours West Station)
(xi) KMB route 936 (departing from Causeway 2 hour and 30 minutes Bay)
From 4 to 6 February 2019, the operating hours of the following routes will be extended for the periods specified as follows:
Route Periods of extension after scheduled operating hours
(i) KMB route 263 (departing from Tuen 55 minutes Mun Station)
(ii) KMB route 35A (departing from Tsim 1 hour and 20 minutes Sha Tsui East)
(iii) KMB route 234X (departing from Tsim 1 hour and 40 minutes Sha Tsui East)
From 5 and 7 February 2019, the operating hours of the following routes will be extended for the periods specified as follows:
Route Periods of extension after scheduled operating hours
(i) KMB route296B (departing from Hung 30 minutes Hom Station)
(ii) KMB route N41X (departing from 50 minutes Hung Hom Station)
(iii) KMB route 263 (departing from Sha 1 hour Tin Station
(iv) KMB route 98D (departing from Tsim 1 hour and 30 minutes
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(v) KMB route 296D (departing from 2 hours Kowloon Station)
(c) Service Adjustment
(i) The following New Lantao Bus service will be strengthened:
Route Destination Arrangement
11 Tung Chung Town The headway will be strengthened from 3.00 Centre – Tai O pm to 10.00 pm on 4 February 2019.
N38 Tung Chung Station The headway will be strengthened from Bus Terminus – Tung 12.30 am to 3.00 am on 5 February 2019. Chung (Yat Tung Estate Public Transport Terminus)
(ii) CTB will operate an additional departure of NA29 at 4.40 am daily from Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam Public Transport Interchange) to Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange from 25 January to 10 February 2019.
(iii) Long Win will operate an additional departure for A31 from Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) to Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) by enhancing the frequency from 15 minutes to 12 minutes between 6:05 a.m. and 7:05 a.m. and additional departure from Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) to Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) by enhancing the frequency from 15/20 minutes to 12 minutes between 8:05 am and 9:05 am from 1 February 2019 to 10 February 2019 inclusively
(iv) Long Win will operate two additional departures for A33X from Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) to Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) by enhancing the frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes between 7:45 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. and operate an additional departure from Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) to Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) by enhancing the frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes between 4:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. and operate an additional departure from Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) to Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) at 5:55 p.m., in conjunction with adjusting the departure time for the special departures from Unnammed Road (opposite Cathay City) to Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) from 5:40 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. from 1 February 2019 to 10 February 2019 inclusively.
(v) Long Win will operate two additional departures for A37 from Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Yuen Road) to Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) by enhancing the frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes between 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
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(vi) Long Win will operate an additional departure for A41P from Wu Kai Sha Station to Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) by enhancing the frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes between 7:40 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. from 1 February 2019 to 10 February 2019
(vii) Long Win will operate one additional departure of NA33 from Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) to Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange at 3:25 a.m. from 1 February 2019 to 6 February 2019 inclusively and operate an additional departure from Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange to Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) by enhancing the frequency from 20/25 minutes to 15 minutes between 12:50 a.m. and 1:35 a.m. from 7 February 2019 to 14 February 2019
(viii) Long Win will operate one additional departure of NA34 from Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange to Tin Shui Wai Town Centre by enhancing the frequency from 15 minutes to 10 minutes between 12:30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. from 7 February 2019 to 14 February 2019
(ix) Long Win will operate one additional departure of NA37 from Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange to Tin Shui Wai Town Centre by enhancing the frequency from 15 minutes to 10 minutes between 12:30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. from 7 February 2019 to 14 February 2019
(x) Long Win will operate one additional departure of NA40 from Wu Kai Sha Station to Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange at 4:55 a.m. from 1 February 2019 to 6 February 2019 and operate an additional departure from Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange to Wu Kai Sha Station at 1:00 a.m. from 7 February 2019 to 14 February 2019
(xi) Long Win will operate an additional departure of NA41 from Sha Tin (Shui Chuen O) to Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange at 4:45 a.m. from 1 February 2019 to 6 February 2019 and operate an additional departure from Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange to Sha Tin (Shui Chuen O) at 12:30 a.m. from 7 February 2019 to 14 February 2019
(xii) Long Win will operate an additional departure of NA43 from Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) to Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange at 3:50 a.m. from 1 February 2019 to 6 February 2019 and designate an additional bus stop at Lok Ma Chau (San Tin) Public Transport Interchange for the departures at 3:50 a.m., 4:10 a.m., 4:30 a.m. and 4:50 a.m. from Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) to Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Port) Public Transport Interchange between 1 February 2019 and 6 February 2019
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(xiii) The first departure of KMB routes N260 (from Tuen Mun Pierhead) and N269 (from Tin Tsz Estate) will be advanced from 12.00 midnight on 5 February 2019 to 11.45 pm on 4 February 2019.
(xiv) The services of KMB routes 1, 2A, 5M, 16, 24, 27, 98C, 211, 213M, 215X, 290, N269, and N293; and cross harbour routes 106, 108, 116, 601, 603, 619, N118 and N171 will be strengthened on 4 February 2019 depending on passenger demand.
(xv) The services of cross harbour route N691 will be strengthened on 5 February 2019.
(xvi) The services of KMB route 94 will be strengthened on 8 February 2019.
(xvii) The services of KMB routes 14, 27, 38, 42C, 61X, 88, 98A, 213M, 214, 259D, 263, 269D, 290 and 290A will be strengthened from 5 to 7 February 2019
(xviii) KMB route 299X will adopt Saturday timetable on 5 February 2019.
(xix) KMB route 96R will be operated and adopt Sunday and public holiday timetable on 9 February 2019.
(xx) KMB routes 43A, 43B, 44, 41M, 38A, 238X and 238M will adopt Sunday timetable on 8 February 2019.
(xxi) KMB routes 48X will adopt public holiday timetable on 8 and 9 February 2019.
(xxii) In order to suit the passengers demand during the Lunar New Year festive period, the service of bus routes 15, 26, 215X, 42A, 42M, 44 and 243M will be adjusted from 5 to 7 February 2019
(xxiii) The services of cross-harbour route 106 will be strengthened from 7 February 2019.
(xxiv) KMB routes 216M, 30, 32M, 33A and 36A will adopt public holiday timetables on 8 February 2019.
(xxv) KMB routes 2A, 5M, 13M, 14B, 17 and 28 will adopt Saturday timetables from 20 to 21 February 2018.
(xxvi) The services of KMB route 261 will be strengthened on 4 and 10 February 2019 in the evening.
(xxvii) KMB route 261P (special trips from Ng Lau Road) will be adjusted from 3 trips to 1 trip on 8 and 9 February 2019.
(xxviii) The Departure time of KMB route 286C (from Sham Shui Po) will be adjusted to 4.40 pm, 5.00 pm, 5.15 pm, 5.30 pm and 5.45 pm on 4 February
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(xxix) In order to suit the passengers demand during the Lunar New Year festive period, the service of cross-harbour route 111 will be adjusted from 5 to 8 February 2019.
(xxx) In order to suit the passengers demand during the Lunar New Year festive period, the service of bus routes 2A, 3D, 5, 5C, 17, 28, 101, 106, 115, 116 and 601 will be adjusted on 8 February 2019.
(xxxi) In order to suit the passengers demand during the Lunar New Year festive period, the service of bus routes 46X, 46P, 47X, 80, 80P and 80X (special departures from Jat Min Chuen) will be adjusted from 8 to 9 February 2019.
(xxxii) The departure times of KMB Route No. 259X (from Kwun Tong Ferry to Lung Mun Oasis) will be advanced to 3:45 pm and 4:15 pm on 4 February 2019.
(xxxiii) The departure time of KMB Route No. 263A (from Hong Kong Science Park to Tuen Mun Station) will be advanced to 4.20 pm on 4 February 2019.
(xxxiv)The departure time of KMB Route No. 267X (from Lam Tin Station to Siu Hong Court) will be advanced to 4.35 pm on 4 February 2019.
(xxxv) The departure times of special departures of KMB Route No. 960B (from Quarry Bay to Hung Shui Kui (Hung Fuk Estate)) will be advanced to 3.45 pm, 4.15 pm , 4.45 pm and 6.30 pm on 4 February 2019.
(xxxvi)The service of KMB Route No. 276A will be strengthened from 1 to 7 and 9 to 10 February 2019.
(xxxvii) The service of KMB Route Nos. 268C and 269C will be strengthened from 2 to 7 February 2019.
(xxxviii) The service of KMB Route No. B1 will be strengthened from 1 to 4 and 9 to 10 February 2019.
(xxxix) The departures of KMB Route No. 69C (from Kwun Tong Ferry) will be advanced to 3:55 p.m., 4:25 p.m. and 6:05 p.m. on 4 February 2019.
(xl) The departure of KMB Route No. 268P (from Kwun Tong Ferry) will be advanced to 3:50 p.m. on 4 February 2019.
(xli) The departure of KMB Route No. 269S (from Kwun Tong Ferry) will be advanced to 4:20 p.m. on 4 February 2019.
(xlii) The departures of KMB Route No. 968X (from Quarry Bay (King's Road)) will be advanced to 4:20 p.m. and 6:10 p.m. on 4 February 2019.
Page 30 of 37 (d) Service Suspension
1. KMB route 96R will be suspended on 5 February 2019.
2. KMB routes 3M special trips, 14, 14D (special trips), 17 (special trips from Kowloon Bay MTR Station to Oi Man and from Prince Edward Road East near Richland Gardens to Oi Man) and 28S (special trip of route 28B) will be suspended from 4 to 15 February 2019.
3. KMB routes 13P (special trip of Route No. 13D), 23 (additional trips from Shun Tin Bus Terminus), 34(special trips)31P, , 43D, 73X (special departures from Kwong Fuk Market) ,74X (special departures from Kwong Fuk Estate), 82B (special departures from Mei Tin Estate), 86S (special departures from Ma On Shan Town Centre and from Shatin Station) and 87P (special departures from Lee On), 91S, 93M, 98A (special departures from Hang Hau (North) to Kwun Tong Station via Tseung Kwan O Tunnel during morning peak and special departures from Ngau Tau Kok Station to Hang Hau (North) during evening peak), 241X, 286X (special departure at 7:55 a.m.) and 296P will be suspended on 8 February 2019.
4. KMB routes 38P, 41P, 44M (special trips), 58M (special trips from Kin Sang and Po Tin), 58P, 58X (special trips from Kin Sang), 59M (special trips from Sun Tuen Mun Centre and Yuet Wu Villa), 59X (special trip from Sun Tuen Mun Centre and Lung Mun Oasis), 61M (special trips from Kwai Hing Station), 69P, 69X (special trip from Tin Yiu), 238P, 258S, 260C, 269A and 269C (special trip from Tin Tsz) will be suspended from 8 to 9 February 2019.
5. KMB route 261X will be suspended from 5 to 10 February 2019.
(G) GMB SERVICES
HONG KONG ISLAND
(a) Route diversions
From 5.00 pm onwards and as necessary on 4 February 2019
Diversion before resuming Route Direction normal routing
4A and 4C to Causeway Bay via Canal Road West, Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road flyover and Gloucester Road service road
to Aberdeen via Gloucester Road service road and Canal Road flyover
Page 31 of 37 5 to Causeway Bay via Leighton Road westbound, Morrison Hill Road, Sharp Street West, Canal Road West, Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road flyover and Gloucester Road service road
to Aberdeen via Gloucester Road service road and Canal Road flyover
10 and 31 to Causeway Bay via Lockhart Road, Canal Road West, Canal Road East and Jaffe Road
to Sandy Bay / via Jaffe Road, Percival Street, Tin Wan Gloucester Road, Stewart Road and Lockhart Road
25 convert to circular via Tai Hang Road northbound, operation Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace, Causeway Road, Tung Lo Wan Road, Tung Lo Wan Drive and Tai Hang Road southbound
69X to Cyberport via Morrison Hill Road, Sharp Street West, Canal Road West, Canal Road Flyover, Gloucester Road eastbound, Victoria Park Road, flyover, Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road Flyover and Aberdeen Tunnel
40 and 40X to Stanley via Pennington Street and Yee Wo Street
(b) Extension of services
On 4 February 2019, the operating hours of the following GMB routes will be extended to the following morning until the times specified below:
Time of last Fare charged departure during the Route Destination (5 February extension period 2019) 4M (Wong Chuk Hang - 2.00 am $5.9 Aberdeen (Shek Pai Wan)
Page 32 of 37 43M Chai Wan Station - Fung 3.20 am $4.0 Wah Estate (Circular)
47M Chai Wan Station - Siu Sai 3.20 am $4.8 Wan Phase III (Circular)
N31 Causeway Bay (Jaffe Road) 4.00 am $15.9 - Tin Wan Estate
KOWLOON
(a) Extension of services
On 4 February 2019, the operating hours of the following GMB routes will be extended:
Fare charged Time of during the last departure extension Route Destination (5 February period 2019) 39M Lok Fu - Tung Tau (Circular) 12.08 am $4.5 (section fare: $1.2)
54 Shun Tin – Lok Fu 1.30 am $8.0 (section fares: $6.6, $5.5, $4.2)
54M Shun Tin – Ping Shek (Circular) 3.00 am $4.2
On 5 February 2019, the operating hours of the following GMB routes will be extended:
Time of Fare charged last departure during the (5 February extension Route Destination 2019) period
16 Jat’s Incline (Choi Wan Estate) - 3.00 am $4.0 Ping Shek Estate (Circular)
16A Fung Shing Street - Ping Shek 3.00 am $4.0 Estate (Circular)
18M Wong Tai Sin Station – Tsz Wan 3.00 am $5.8 Shan North
Page 33 of 37 19M Diamond Hill Station Public 3.00 am $6.3 Transport Interchange – Tsz Wan (section fare: Shan (Shatin Pass Estate) $4.3)
33M Hilltop Garden - Wong Tai Sin 3.00 am $6.0 Station
37M Wong Tai Sin Station - Tsz Wan 5.00 am $4.1 Shan (North)
38M Chuk Yuen (North) Estate – Wong 2.00 am $4.5 Tai Sin Station (Shatin Pass Road) (section fare: $1.2) 51M Richland Gardens - Kowloon Bay 2.00 am $3.4 Station (Circular)
53M Tin Ma Court (Kam Chuk Lane) - 2.00 am $3.4 Lok Fu Station (Circular)
63 Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) - 3.00 am $4.9 Kwun Tong (Yue Man (12.01 am to Square)(Circular) 12.29 am )
$6.5 (12.30 am to 3.00 am )
83A Choi Fook Estate – Ping Shek 1.00 am $4.0
NEW TERRITORIES
(a) Extension of services On 5 February 2019, the operating hours of the following GMB routes will be extended to the following day until the times specified below:
Time of last Fare charged departure on during the Route Destination (5 February 2019) extension period
115M Po Lam Station – Hong Sing $6.1 Garden - from Po Lam Station 5.30 am - from Hong Sing Garden 5.00 am
Page 34 of 37 Time of last Fare charged departure on during the Route Destination (5 February 2019) extension period
80 Tsuen Wan (Chuen Lung Street 2.00 am $9.6 / Shiu Wo Street) – Chuen (Section fare: $6.9 Lung between Kwong Pan Tin Tsuen and Tsuen Wan (Chuen Lung Street))
82M Tsuen Wan (Shiu Wo Street) – 2.00 am $5.5 Cheung Shan Estate (Section fare: From Tsuen Wan(Shiu Wo Street) to Shek Wai Kok: $4.5)
83A Tsuen Wan (Chuen Lung 5.59 am $7.3 Street) – On Yam Estate (On (Section fare: $2.9 Chit Street) (Circular) between Tai Loong Street/Tai Pak Tin Street and On Chit Street)
85 Tsuen Wan (Shiu Wo Street) – 2.00 am $7.3 Fu Yung Shan (Chuk Lam Sim Yuen)
86A Tsuen Wan (Chuen Lung 6.00 am $7.3 Street) – Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street)
86M Tsuen Wan (Chuen Lung 6.00 am $7.3 Street) - Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street)
88M Kwai Fong Station – Cheung 2.30 am $6.3 Ching Bus Terminus (Short- working service)
89P Shek Tau Street – Kwai Fong 2:00 am $6.0 (Circular)
95A Tsuen Tak Garden - Tsuen 2.00 am $4.6 Wan Station (Circular)
96B Tsuen Wan Station – Belvedere 3.00 am $5.5 Garden (Circular)
Page 35 of 37 Time of last Fare charged departure on during the Route Destination (5 February 2019) extension period
96M Tsuen Wan Station – 2.00 am $9.6 Tsing Lung Tau (Section fare: $5.5 Between Sham Tseng and Tsing Lung Tau; $5.8 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 Hang Hau Station – Oscar By 2.00 am $3.5 the Sea
140M Tuen Mun (Hanford Garden) – $12.8 Tsing Yi Station
- from Tuen Mun 12.30 am - from Tsing Yi 1.00 am
481B Tsuen Wan Central – Tai Wai $14.9 Station Public Transport (Section fare: $8.4 Tai Interchange (Short working Wai Road opposite to service) Green Villa Hotel to Tsuen Wan Market - from Tai Wai Station 2.00 am Street; $1.0 Sai Lau - from Tsuen Wan 1.30 am Kok Road to Tsuen Wan Market Street)
III. REMOVAL OF ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES
Motorists are advised that strict enforcements will be taken by the Police, including multiple ticketing and towing of vehicles found illegally parked within the precinct of the special traffic arrangements specified above, without prior notice.
IV. ATTENTION AND APPEAL
Appropriate traffic aids and signs will be provided to guide motorists. Public transport operators will also display notices to advise passengers of the above temporary arrangements. Actual implementation of and adjustments to road closures, traffic control and public transport diversions will be made by the Police at the time depending on conditions in the areas. Page 36 of 37
Members of the public who intend to go to the affected areas are advised to use public transport services as far as possible, plan their journey early and allow more travelling time to cater for unexpected delay. Members of the public are advised to avoid driving to the affected areas. Motorists should exercise tolerance and patience in cases of traffic congestion, observe the instructions given by the Police; and watch out for the latest traffic news through media.
To boost the turnover rate of on-street parking spaces, motorists are advised to avoid long- term parking at designated parking spaces during Lunar New Year holidays. Moreover, motorists are further advised to pay parking fees for all vehicles parking at metered parking spaces on-street unless the vehicles are parked at designated parking spaces which are not charged on Sundays and public holidays.
For the latest special traffic and transport information, the members of the public can contact 1823 Call Centre or browse Transport Department website:
CHAN Mable Commissioner for Transport
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