Transport Department Notice

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NOTICE

SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS 2009 AND NEW YEAR 2010 HOLIDAYS

Notice is hereby given that the following special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories in connection with the Christmas 2009 and New Year 2010 Holidays:

I. SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

HONG KONG ISLAND

Special Arrangements on 24, 25 and 26 December 2009

(A) Road Closures and Traffic Diversions

(1) Central District

(a) Chater Road Pedestrian Precinct

The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 8.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 11.59 pm on 26 December 2009:

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

(b) Lan Kwai Fong

The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 5.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day; and daily from 7.00 pm on 25 and 26 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the respective following days:

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

The following road sections will be closed to vehicular traffic from around 5.00 pm on 24 December 2009 onwards by 3 phases, the implementation of Phases II and III will be depended on the crowd condition:

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

Phase II (i) D’Aguilar Street between Queen’s Road Central and Wellington Street; (ii) Stanley Street; and (iii) Wellington Street.

Phase III (i) Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen’s Road Central; and (ii) On Lan Street.

To facilitate the dispersal of worshippers from St. Joseph’s Church upon the conclusion of the Christmas Eve Mass, the slow lane of Garden Road between Kennedy Road and Lady May Path will be closed to all vehicular traffic, depending on the mass conclusion time and the crowd condition.

(2) Causeway Bay

In the vicinity of Victoria Park (The 44th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo) The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 4.00 pm to midnight on 24 December 2009 and from 12.00 noon to midnight daily on 25 and 26 December 2009.

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

Depending on the crowd situation, the following road sections will be closed to vehicular traffic daily from 6.00 pm to the morning of respective following day on 24, 25 and 26 December 2009.

(i) Sugar Street; (ii) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; (iii) Gloucester Road southbound between the ramp leading from Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road (except for vehicles on Tai Hang Road flyover heading for Gloucester Road northbound); (iv) Gloucester Road northbound south of Kingston Street; (v) Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; (vi) Kingston Street westbound; and (vii) Hing Fat Street will be intermittently closed (except for franchised buses and Green Minibuses(GMBs)) depending on the crowd condition.

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

(i) Vehicles on Cleveland Street will be prohibited from making right turn onto Kingston Street westbound; and (ii) Vehicles on Victoria Park Road flyover heading for Gloucester Road southbound will be diverted to Gloucester Road service road westbound.

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

(1) Central District

The on-street parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended from 5.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day: (i) Stanley Street between D’Aguilar Street and Pottinger Street; (ii) Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and Glenealy; (iii) On Lan Street; (iv) Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D’Aguilar Street; and (v) Wellington Street between D’Aguilar Street and Pottinger Street.

(2) Causeway Bay

(a) Hing Fat Street Public Car Park The parking spaces at Hing Fat Street Public Car Park are suspended from 8.00 am on 8 December 2009 to 11.59 pm on 5 January 2010 (except disabled parking space, part of motorcycle parking spaces and metered parking spaces near the exit opening by phases for the use of the public) for the use of Police vehicles and vehicles bearing of the authorization of the organizer of the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo.

(b) Great George Street and Park Lane Hotel During the period of above road closures, vehicles entering or leaving the carparks on Great George Street and the Park Lane Hotel will be restricted until the reopening of concerned. Affected hotels may make use of the bus stop outside Sino Plaza on Gloucester Road to pick up and send off guests through the Airport Express Shuttle Bus.

Vehicles illegally parked will be towed away by the Police without prior notice and may be subject to multiple ticketing.

Special Arrangements on 31 December 2009

(A) ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS

(1) Central District

(a) Central Ferry Piers

“New Year’s Eve Countdown” Open area opposite to Central Ferry Pier No. 7 and 8 will be closed from 12.00 noon on 31 December 2009 to 3.00 am of the following day.

“Hong Kong’s New Year Countdown Celebration”

3 Depending on the crowd condition, the following road sections will be closed to vehicular traffic around 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 onwards in 3 phases or simultaneously if necessary:

Phase I Road Closure (i) The leftmost lane outside Pier No. 4 - 7, Man Kwong Street eastbound will be closed.

Phase II Road Closure (i) Man Po Street will be closed; (ii) Man Yiu Street between Man Kwong Street and Man Cheung Street will be closed; and (iii) Man Kwong Street eastbound will be closed.

Traffic Diversion (i) Traffic along Connaught Road West flyover heading for Man Po Street will be prohibited; (ii) Traffic along Man Yiu Street northbound heading for Man Kwong Street will be prohibited and must turn left onto Man Cheung Street; (iii) Traffic along Man Cheung Street heading for Man Yiu Street northbound will be prohibited and must turn right onto Man Yiu Street southbound; and (iv) Traffic along Man Kwong Street eastbound heading for Man Yiu Street will be prohibited and must make a “U” turn onto Man Kwong Street westbound.

Phase III Road Closure

(i) Man Kwong Street; (ii) Man Chiu Street; (iii) Man Fai Street; (iv) Man Yiu Street between Man Kwong Street and Man Cheung Street; (v) Rumsey Street flyover extension leading to Man Po Street; and (vi) Finance Street.

Traffic Diversion (i) Traffic along Connaught Road West flyover heading for Man Po Street will be prohibited and must go straight onto Connaught Road Central eastbound ; (ii) Traffic along Man Yiu Street northbound heading for Man Kwong Street will be prohibited and must turn left onto Man Cheung Street; (iii) Traffic along Man Cheung Street heading for Man Yiu Street northbound will be prohibited and must turn right onto Man Yiu Street southbound; and (iv) Traffic along Connaught Road Central eastbound heading for Man Kwong Street will be prohibited; and (iv) Traffic along Chung Kong Road eastbound heading for Man Kwong Street or Man Fai Street will be prohibited and must proceed to Connaught Road Central eastbound.

The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from around 11.59 pm on 31 December 2009 during the count down event.

(i) Traffic along Man Kwong Street eastbound will not be allowed to turn right to Man Yiu Street; (ii) Traffic along Man Po Street eastbound will not be allowed to turn right to Man Yiu Street; and (iii) Traffic along Man Yiu Street northbound heading for its junction with Man Cheung Street will be prohibited.

(b) Lan Kwai Fong

The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 5.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day.

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

Depending on the crowd condition, the following road sections will be closed to vehicular traffic around 5.00 pm on 31 December 2009 onwards in 3 phases:

Phase I (i) Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D’Aguilar Street.

Phase II (i) D’Aguilar Street between Queen’s Road Central and Wellington Street; (ii) Stanley Street; and (iii) Wellington Street.

Phase III (i) Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen’s Road Central; and (ii) On Lan Street

The following road closures and traffic arrangements will be implemented from 8.30 pm on 31 December 2009 to 2.00 am on the following day:

(i) Peak Road northbound (outside Peak Galleria) will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for access by local residents or vehicles with permits). All vehicles will be diverted to the southbound carriageway of Peak Road via the slip road next to the carpark entrance of the Peak Galleria;

(ii) Lugard Road, Harlech Road and Mount Austin Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for access by local residents or vehicles with permits);

(iii) Traffic control will be implemented at the entrance of Peak Galleria Carpark to direct all vehicles proceeding to it; and

(iv) The unnamed road from Garden Road leading to World Wild Fund for Nature will be 5 closed except Taxi and Bus.

(2) Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Tin Hau

(a) Wan Chai North “Hong Kong’s New Year Countdown Celebration”

The following road closures and traffic arrangements may be implemented from around 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 onwards by two phases if necessary:

Phase I

Road Closure (i) Expo Drive northbound will be closed to all vehicular traffic if necessary;

Traffic Diversion (i) Vehicles on Fenwick Pier Street will be prohibited from making left-turn onto Expo Drive northbound; and (ii) Vehicles on Convention Avenue westbound will be prohibited from making right- turn onto Expo Drive northbound.

Phase II

Road Closure (i) Expo Drive southbound will be closed to all vehicular traffic.

Traffic Diversion (i) Vehicles along Expo Drive westbound must turn left onto Expo Drive Central.

(b) Apple Countdown at Times Square and the New Year’s Eve Countdown at World Trade Centre

The following road closures and special traffic arrangements will be implemented in phases in the vicinity of Times Square from 5.00 pm onwards and World Trade Centre from 8.00 pm onwards on 31 December 2009:

The following road sections will be closed to vehicular traffic by phases:

From 5.00 pm onwards (i) Russell Street between Percival Street and Canal Road East; and (ii) Matheson Street between Sharp Street East and Russell Street.

From 6.00 pm onwards (i) Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Leighton Road; (ii) Sharp Street East; (iii) Matheson Street; (iv) Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Sharp Street East; (v) Tang Lung Street; (vi) Yiu Wa Street; (vii) Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road; 6 (viii) Kai Chiu Road; (ix) Pak Sha Road; (x) Foo Ming Street; (xi) Lee Garden Road between Hennessy Road and Lan Fong Road; and (xii) Jardine's Bazaar.

From 7.00 pm onwards (i) the slow lane of Hennessy Road westbound between Jardine's Bazaar and Canal Road East; (ii) the slow lane of Hennessy Road eastbound between Percival Street and 50 metres east of Canal Road East; and (iii) the western traffic lane of Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road.

From 8.00 pm onwards (i) Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Gloucester Road; (ii) Canal Road East between Gloucester Road and Lockhart Road; (iii) Lockhart Road between Canal Road West and Cannon Street; (iv) Jaffe Road east of Canal Road East; (v) Cannon Street; and (iv) Jaffe Road between Cannon Street and the World Trade Centre.

From 11.00 pm onwards (i) Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road; (ii) Sharp Street West between Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road West; (iii) Cheung Woo Lane; (iv) Wan Chai Road between Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road West; and (v) Bowrington Road.

The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 8.00 pm onwards:

(i) Vehicles on Gloucester Road will be prohibited from turning onto Canal Road East; and (ii) Vehicles on Canal Road West northbound will be prohibited from turning onto Canal Road East.

Depending on the crowd condition, Hennessy Road may be closed for all vehicular traffic, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

(i) Vehicles on Hennessy Road eastbound heading for Causeway Bay will be diverted to Fleming Road or Marsh Road northbound; (ii) Vehicles on Tin Lok Lane northbound will be diverted to Hennessy Road westbound; (iii) Vehicles on Causeway Road westbound heading for Causeway Bay will be diverted via Leighton Road westbound; (iv) Vehicles on Leighton Road westbound will be prohibited from making right turn onto Pennington Street; and (v) Vehicles on Pennington Street will be prohibited from making right turn onto Yee Wo Street eastbound.

Road Closures and Pedestrian Precinct The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 4.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to the morning of the following day, depending on the crowd conditions:

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

Road Closures

Depending on the crowd conditions, the following road sections will be closed to vehicular traffic from 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to the morning of the following day by phases.

From 6.00 pm onwards (i) Sugar Street; (ii) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; (iii) Gloucester Road southbound between the ramp leading from Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road (except for vehicles on Tai Hang Road flyover heading for Gloucester Road northbound); (iv) Gloucester Road northbound south of Kingston Street; (v) Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and (vi) Kingston Street westbound.

From 7.00 pm onwards (i) Hing Fat Street (except for franchised buses).

From 8.00 pm onwards (i) Kingston Street; (ii) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Gloucester Road; and (iii) Cleveland Street.

From 8.00 pm onwards (depending on crowd conditions) (i) One lane of Gloucester Road service road westbound between Victoria Park flyover and Cannon Street; and (ii) Tai Hang Road flyover northbound.

From 11.00 pm onwards (depending on the crowd conditions) (i) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street; (ii) Tsing Fung Street (except for franchised buses); and (iii) Electric road between Yacht Street and Lau Sin Street (except for franchised buses and vehicles heading for Park Towers).

Traffic Diversions

From 6.00 pm onwards (i) Vehicles on Victoria Park flyover heading Gloucester Road southbound will be diverted to Gloucester Road service road westbound.

From 8.00 pm onwards (i) If necessary, Lau Li Street may be re-routed from one-way eastbound to one-way westbound traffic.

(d) Jardine Midnight Gun

The lay-by on Victoria Park Road outside Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter will be suspended from 9.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 2.00 am on the following day.

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

(1) Central

(a) Lan Kwai Fong From 5.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day, the on-street parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended:

(i) Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and Glenealy; (ii) Stanley Street between D’Aguilar Street and Pottinger Street; (iii) On Lan Street; and (iv) Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D’Aguilar Street

(b) The Peak From 7.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 2.00 am on the following day, the on-street parking spaces on the slip road outside Garden Road Peak Tram Station will be suspended.

(2) Causeway Bay

(a) Times Square and its vicinity From 4.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 2.00 am on the following day, the on-street parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended:

(i) All on-street metered parking spaces on Lockhart Road east of Marsh Road; (ii) All on-street metered parking spaces on Jaffe Road east of Marsh Road; (iii) The carpark at Times Square; (iv) The carpark at Leighton Centre; and (v) The carpark at Yiu Wa Street.

(b) Tung Lo Wan Road From 5.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day, all on-street metered parking spaces, parking spaces for motorcycles and disable parking space on Tung Lo Wan Road between King’s Road and Wun Sha Street will be suspended.

(c) Hing Fat Street Public Carpark The parking spaces at Hing Fat Street Public Car Park are suspended from 8.00 am on 8 December 2009 to 11.59 pm on 5 January 2010 (except disabled parking space, 9 part of motorcycle parking spaces and metered parking spaces near the exit opening by phases for the use of the public) for the use of Police vehicles and vehicles bearing of the authorization of the organizer of the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo.

(d) Carparks at Great George Street and Park Lane Hotel From 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day during the period of above road closures, vehicles entering or leaving the carparks on Great George and Park Lane Hotel will be restricted until reopening of the concerned roads. Affected hotels may make use of the bus stop outside Sino Plaza on Gloucester Road to pick up and send of guests through the Airport Express Shuttle Bus.

Vehicles illegally parked will be towed away by the Police without prior notice and may be subject to multiple ticketing.

All learner drivers will be prohibited from driving into the following road sections from 6.00 pm to 11.30 pm on 31 December 2009:

(i) Leighton Road eastbound; (ii) Tin Lok Lane; (iii) Tung Lo Wan Road; (iv) Hing Fat Street; (v) Electric Road between Wing Hing Street and Yacht Street; (vi) Morrison Hill Road northbound; (vii) Hennessy Road east of Marsh Road; (viii) Tin Hau Temple Road between Fortress Hill Road and Causeway Road; and (ix) Causeway Road.

KOWLOON

Tsim Sha Tsui

(A) Road Closures and Traffic Diversions

The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on 24 December 2009 and 31 December 2009 from the times specified below until it is safe to re-open the roads to normal vehicular traffic.

Phase 1 From 6.00 pm on 24 December 2009

(a) Road Closures (i) Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road; (ii) Ashley Road; (iii) Hankow Road; (iv) Lock Road;

10 (v) Nathan Road northbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (vi) Nathan Road southbound between Mody Road and Salisbury Road; (vii) Chatham Road South between Mody Road and Salisbury Road; (viii) Haiphong Road; (ix) Ichang Street (x) Peking Road; (xi) Middle Road; (xii) Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Mody Lane; (xiii) Salisbury Road Underpass; and (xiv) Kowloon Park Drive southbound (except for franchised buses and GMB only).

(b) Traffic Diversions (i) Franchised buses on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted onto Public Square Street westbound and Jordan Road westbound; (ii) Vehicles on Canton Road southbound will be diverted 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 Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Mody Road eastbound; (iv) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted onto Mody Road eastbound; (v) Vehicles on Salisbury Road westbound will be diverted onto Mody Lane northbound; and (vi) Vehicles on Kowloon Park Drive northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Canton Road southbound.

Phase 2 From 6.30 pm on 24 December 2009

(a) Road Closures (i) Kowloon Park Drive; (ii) Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus Terminus; and (ii) Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus.

(b) Bus Routes Diversion (i) All franchised buses will be prohibited from entering the Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus via Kowloon Park Drive southbound. They will be directed to make an U-turn at Canton Road junction with Kowloon Park Drive. Buses will alight passengers outside Lai Chak Middle School at Canton Road whilst no vehicles will be permitted to stop outside China Hong Kong City.

Phase 3 From 9.00 pm on 24 December 2009

(a) Road Closures (i) Nathan Road northbound between Bowring Street and Granville Road; (ii) Nathan Road southbound between Granville Road and Mody Road; (iii) Carnarvon Road between Nathan Road and Granville Road; 11 (iv) Minden Row; (v) Blenheim Avenue; (vi) Hart Avenue; (vii) Chatham Road South northbound between Granville Road and Mody Road; (viii) Chatham Road South southbound between Cheong Wan Road and Mody Road; (ix) Granville Square; (x) Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road will be re-routed to one-way eastbound and restricted for the use to franchised buses and minibuses only; (xi) Hau Fook Street; (xii) Cameron Lane; (xiii) Cameron Road; (xiv) Humphrey’s Avenue; (xv) Prat Avenue; (xvi) Bristol Avenue; (xvii) Hanoi Road; (xviii) Mody Road between Nathan Road and Mody Square; and (xix) Minden Avenue.

(b) Traffic Diversions (i) Franchised buses on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted onto Granville Road eastbound; (ii) Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to Granville Road eastbound; (iii) Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed one way eastbound; (iv) Vehicles on Science Museum Road will be prohibited from turning onto Granville Road; (v) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted to Austin Road or Cheong Wan Road; and (vi) Vehicles on Mody Road westbound will be diverted onto Mody Square.

Phase 4 Additional Road Closure on 24 December 2009 (Depends on crowd situation)

(a) Road Closures (i) Nathan Road northbound between Jordan Road and Bowring Street; (ii) Nathan Road southbound between Jordan Road and Granville Road; (iii) Pine Hill Tree Road; (iv) Carnarvon Road between Kimberley Road and Granville Road; (v) Shun Yee Street; (vi) Granville Circuit; (vii) Chatham Road South northbound between Observatory Road and Granville Road; (viii) Bowring Street between Pilkem Street and Nathan Road; (ix) Tak Shing Street between Nathan Road and Tak Hing Street; (x) Hillwood Road; (xi) Kimberley Road between Nathan Road and Observatory Road; (xii) Kimberley Street; (xiii) Granville Road between Nathan Road and Chatham Road South; (xiv) Hung Hom Bypass westbound from its junction with Hung Hom Road; (xv) Hung Hom Bypass southbound from its junction with Metropolis Drive;

12 (xvi) Hung Hom Bypass eastbound from its junction with Mody Lane; (xvii) Salisbury Road between Science Museum Road and Mody Lane; (xviii) U-turn slip-road outside Nikko Hotel leading from Salisbury Road eastbound onto Salisbury Road westbound; (xix) Salisbury Road southbound from Hong Chong Road and its elevated road; (xx) Hong Wan Path; (xxi) Mody Square; (xxii) Mody Road between Mody Square and Science Museum Road; and (xxiii) Science Museum Path.

(b) Traffic Diversions (i) Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to Jordan Road westbound; (ii) Vehicles on Observatory Road will be prohibited from turning to Kimberley Street; (iii) Vehicles on Jordan Road westbound will be prohibited from left-turn to Nathan Road southbound; (iv) Vehicles on Pilkem Street northbound will be prohibited from right-turn to Bowring Street eastbound; (v) Vehicles on Bowring Street eastbound will be diverted to Pilkem Street northbound; (vi) Vehicles on Austin Road eastbound will be prohibited from right-turn to Nathan Road southbound; (vii) Vehicles on Austin Road and Cox’s Road southbound will be prohibited from turning to Pine Tree Hill Road; (viii) Vehicles on Science Museum Road southbound will be prohibited from right-turn to Mody Road westbound; (ix) Vehicles on Hong Tat Path northbound will be prohibited from left-turn to Science Museum Path westbound; (x) Vehicles on Hong Chong Road southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Salisbury Road southbound; (xi) Vehicles from Hung Hom Road southbound will be directed to the roundabout at Cheong Tung Road South; (xii) Vehicles on Princess Margaret Road Link southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Hung Hom Bypass southbound; and (xiii) Vehicles on Metropolis Drive eastbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Hung Hom Bypass southbound.

Phase 1 From 6.30 pm on 31 December 2009

(a) Road Closures (i) Hung Hom Bypass westbound from its junction with Hung Hom Road; (ii) Hung Hom Bypass southbound from its junction with Metropolis Drive; (iii) Hung Hom Bypass eastbound from its junction with Mody Lane; (iv) Mody Lane; (v) Salisbury Road westbound between Hung Hom Bypass and Chatham Road South; (vii) U-turn slip road outside Nikko Hotel leading from Salisbury Road eastbound onto Salisbury Road westbound; (vii) Salisbury Road southbound from Hong Chong Road and its elevated road; and (viii) Hong Wah Path.

13 (b) 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 from Hung Hom Road southbound will be directed 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; and (vi) Vehicles on Metropolis Drive eastbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Hung Hom Bypass southbound.

Phase 2 From 7.30 pm on 31 December 2009

(a) Road Closures (i) Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road; (ii) Kowloon Park Drive southbound (except for franchised buses and GMB); (iii) Ashley Road; (iv) Hankow Road; (v) Lock Road; (vi) Nathan Road northbound between Bowring Road and Salisbury Road; (vii) Nathan Road southbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (viii) Carnarvon Road between Nathan Road and Granville Road; (ix) Bristol Avenue; (x) Hanoi Road; (xi) Hart Avenue; (xii) Minden Row; (xiii) Blenheim Avenue; (xiv) Middle Road; (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 will be re-routed to one way eastbound and restricted for the use of franchised buses and GMB only; (xix) Granville Square; (xx) Hau Fook Street; (xxi) Cameron Lane; (xxii) Cameron Road; (xxiii) Prat Avenue; (xxiv) Humphrey’s Avenue; (xxv) Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road; (xxvi) Mody Road westbound between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; (xxvii) Minden Avenue; (xxviii) Salisbury Road eastbound between Canton Road and Science Museum Road; (xxix) Salisbury Road westbound between Kowloon Park Drive and Chatham Road South; (xxx) Peking Road; (xxxi) Ichang Street;

14 (xxxii) Haiphong Road; (xxxiii) Unnamed access road between Austin Road West and West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade; and (xxxiv) Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus

(b) Traffic Diversions (i) Franchised buses on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted onto public Square Street and Jordan Road westbound; (ii) Franchised buses on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted onto Granville Road eastbound; (iii) 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; (iv) Vehicles on Kowloon Park Drive northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Canton Road southbound; (v) Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Granville Road eastbound; (vi) Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed to one way eastbound; (vii) Vehicles on Carnarvon Road northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Granville Road westbound; (viii) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Cameron Road westbound; (ix) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted onto Mody Road eastbound; (x) Vehicles on Science Museum Road will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Road; (xi) Vehicles on Science Museum Road will be prohibited from turning onto Granville Road; and (xii) Vehicles on Hong Tat Path will be prohibited from turning onto Science Museum Path.

Phase 3 From 8.00 pm on 31 December 2009

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

(b) Bus routes diversion (i) All franchised buses will be prohibited from entering the Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus via Kowloon Park Drive southbound. They will be directed to make an U-turn at Canton Road junction with Kowloon Park Drive. Buses will alight passengers outside Lai Chak Middle School at Canton Road whilst no vehicles will be permitted to stop outside China Hong Kong City. All remaining franchised buses at the Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus will be directed to leave the Terminus via Kowloon Park Drive northbound.

15 Phase 4 From 10.30 pm on 31 December 2009

(a) Road Closures (i) Austin Road West between Wui Man Road and Nga Cheung Road; (ii) Nga Cheung Road flyover between podium level Private Road (North) of Kowloon Station and its exit on Austin Road West; (iii) Lin Cheung Road between Wui Cheung Road and Austin Road West; and (iv) Nga Cheung Road between ground level Station Perimeter Road (South) and Austin Road West.

(b) Traffic Diversions (i) Vehicles on Austin Road West westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Wui Man Road; (ii) Vehicles on Wui Man Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Austin Road West eastbound; (iii) Vehicles on Lin Cheung Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Wui Cheung Road eastbound; (iv) Vehicles on Wui Cheung Road westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Lin Cheung Road northbound; (v) Vehicles on Nga Cheung Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Station Perimeter Road (South); (vi) Vehicles on Station Perimeter Road (South) westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Nga Cheung Road northbound; (vii) Vehicles on Nga Cheung Road flyover southbound will be diverted to turn left onto podium level private road (north) of Kowloon Station; and (viii) Vehicles on podium level private road (south) of Kowloon Station westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Nga Cheung Road flyover northbound.

Phase 5 (a) Additional Road Closures on 31 December 2009 (depends on crowd situation) (i) Wui Man Road; (ii) Austin Road West between Wui Man Road and Canton Road; (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 franchised buses and GMB; (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.

(b) 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 Austin Road eastbound will be prohibited from right-turn to Nathan Road southbound; (v) Vehicles on Observatory Road will be prohibited from turning onto Kimberley Street; (vi) Vehicles on Hong Chong Road southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Salisbury Road southbound; (vii) Vehicles on Canton Road northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Austin Road West westbound; (viii) Vehicles on Wui Cheung Road westbound will be prohibited from left-turn to Wui Man Road; (ix) Vehicles on Austin Road westbound and Cox’s Road southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Pine Tree Hill Road; (x) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted onto Austin Road or Cheong Wan Road; (xi) Vehicles on Cheong Wan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Chatham Road South southbound; (xii) Vehicles on Pilkem Street northbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Bowing Street eastbound; and (xiii) Vehicles on Bowing Street eastbound will be diverted to turn left onto Pilkem Steet northbound.

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

(a) Suspension of on-street parking spaces in Tsim Sha Tsui All on-street parking spaces in Tsim Sha Tsui area south of Austin Road and Cheong Wan Road will be suspended from 3.00 pm on 24 December 2009 until 3.00 am on 26 December 2009, and from 3.30 pm on 31 December 2009 to 3.00 am on the following day All the parking spaces at the West Kowloon Temporary Waterfront Promenade will be suspended from 3.30 pm on 31 December 2009 to 3.00 am on the following day.

Vehicles illegally parked will be towed away by the Police without prior notice and may be subject to multiple ticketing.

(b) Restriction of Vehicle Access During the period of above road closure, vehicles entering or leaving the hotels and carparks within the affected are will be restricted until reopening of the concerned roads. Vehicles bearing a hotel logo will be permitted to set down passengers at the following locations only: (i) Chatham Road South at the junction with Mody Road (before the implementation of arrangements in Phase 3 on 24 December 2009 and Phase 5 on 31 December 2009); and

17 (ii) Kowloon Park Drive at the junction with Peking Road (before the implementation of arrangements in Phase 1 on 24 December 2009 and Phase 2 on 31 December 2009).

(c) EMERGENCY ACCESS ROUTES During the period of above road closure, the following road sections will be retained as emergency access routes: (a) Kowloon Park Drive southbound; (b) Chatham Road South southbound; (c) Hung Hom Bypass from Hung Hom Road southbound; (d) Nga Cheung Road southbound from Station Perimeter Road (South) (e) Austin Road West westbound; and (f) Access Road from Austin Road West to West Kowloon Temporary Waterfront Promenade.

Tai Kok Tsui

New Year’s Eve Count Down in Olympian City Two

The taxi and GMB stands on Cherry Street outside Olympian City Two will be suspended from 9.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 2.00 am on 1 January 2010. During the suspension period, GMB Route nos. 21K and 43M will use the lay-by on Cherry Street outside Olympian City Two as a GMB drop off and pick up point.

NEW TERRITORIES

Special Arrangements on 31 December 2009

The section of Yuen Wo Road southbound between Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and Tam Kon Po Street in Sha Tin may be temporary closed from 11.30 pm on 31 December 2009 to 12.30 am on 1 January 2010 when necessary.

II. PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS

A. MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (MTR) SERVICES

Overnight services, strengthened services and extended services will be provided on Island Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Tseung Kwan O Line, Tung Chung Line, East Rail Line (except for Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau), Ma On Shan Line, West Rail Line and part of Light Rail Line on 24 and 31 December 2009 with headway as follows:

Special Arrangements on 24, 25, 31 December 2009 and 1 January 2010

(1) Island Line, Kwun Tong Line and Tsuen Wan Line (a) From 7.30 pm on 24 and 31 December 2009 to 12.30 am on the respective following day at a headway of 3.5 minutes; (b) From 12.30 am to 2.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 5 minutes; (c) From 2.30 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 8 minutes; and

18 (d) From 3.30 am to 6.00 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 10 minutes.

(2) Tseung Kwan O Line (North Point – Po Lam) (a) From 7.30 pm on 24 and 31 December 2009 to 12.30 am on the respective following day at a headway of 4 minutes; (b) From 12.30 am to 2.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 5 minutes; (c) From 2.30 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 8 minutes; and (d) From 3.30 am to 6.00 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 10 minutes.

(3) Tseung Kwan O Line (Tiu Keng Leng – LOHAS Park) (a) From 8.00 pm on 24 and 31 December 2009 to 1.00 am on the respective following day at a headway of 12 minutes; (b) From 1.00 am to 2.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 12 minutes; (c) From 2.30 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 12 minutes; and (d) From 3.30 am to 6.00 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 15 minutes.

(4) Tung Chung Line (a) From 7.30 pm on 24 and 31 December 2009 to 1.45 am on the respective following day at a headway of 10 minutes; and (b) From 1.45 am to 6.00 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 12 minutes.

(5) East Rail Line (Hung Hom – Sheung Shui) (a) From 12.00 midnight to 2.00 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 6.5 minutes; (b) From 2.00 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 10 minutes; and (c) From 3.30 am to 5.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 15 minutes.

(6) Ma On Shan Line (a) From 12.00 midnight to 2.00 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 6.5 minutes; (b) From 2.00 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 10 minutes; and (c) From 3.30 am to 5.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 15 minutes.

(7) West Rail Line (a) From 12.20 am to 2.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 6.5 minutes; (b) From 2.30 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 10 minutes; and

19 (c) From 3.30 am to 5.30 am on on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 at a headway of 15 minutes.

(8) Light Rail and Feeder Bus Services (a) Overnight services on Light Rail Route nos. 507, 614P, 615P, 705 and 706 will be provided as follows:

Route Period Headway (minutes) 507 12.30 am to 5.30 am on 25 December 13.5 2009 and 1 January 2010 614P and 12.00 midnight to 5.30 am on 25 15.5 615P December 2009 and 1 January 2010 705 and 706 12.30 am to 5.30 am on 25 December 12 2009 and 1 January 2010

(b) Strengthened Services: Route Period Headway (minutes) 505 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm on 24 and 31 9.5 December 2009 507 11.00 pm on 24 and 31 December 10.5 2009 to 12.30 am on the respective following day 614P and 11.00 pm on 24 and 31 December 15.5 615P 2009 to 12.00 midnight on the respective following day 705 and 706 9.00 pm on 24 and 31 December 7 2009 to 12.30 am on the respective following day

(c) The services of Feeder Bus Route 506 and K51 on 24 and 31 December 2009 will be extended to 2.00 am on the following day at a headway of 10-15 minutes.

(9) The services and schedules of other MTR services remained normal services and schedule.

B. FERRY SERVICES

(1) Discovery Bay Ferry Services Special sailings on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010:

Central - Discovery Bay Additional Sailings Cancelled Sailings From Central 12.30 am, 1.00 am, 1.30 am, 2.00 ------am, 2.45 am, 3.30 am and 5.00 am From Discovery Bay 12.30 am, 1.00 am, 1.30 am, 2.00 1.20 am and 2.50 am am, 3.00 am and 4.20 am

(2) The New World First Ferry Services Additional sailings on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010:

(a) Central – Cheung Chau Additional Departures From Central 2.45 am (fast ferry sailing)

(b) Central – Mui Wo From Central to Mui Wo 1.15 am (fast ferry sailing) From Mui Wo to Central 1.55 am (fast ferry sailing)

(3) The Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry Services (a) Additional sailings on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010:

Central – Peng Chau Additional Departures From Peng Chau 1.00 am (fast ferry sailing) From Central 1.45 am (fast ferry sailing)

(4) Islands Ferry Services (a) Additional sailings on 25, 26 December 2009 and 1 January 2010:

Central – Yung Shue Wan Additional Departures From Central 1.45 am

(5) Star Ferry Services The operating hours of the following ferry services will be extended:

Kowloon Point – Central Service extended to 24 December 2009 1.00 am on the following day 25 December 2009 12.00 midnight 31 December 2009 2.00 am on the following day

Harbour Tour Service Departure time of additional sailing From Kowloon Point 10.15 pm on 31 December 2009

(6) Park Island Ferry Services Additional sailings on 1 January 2010:

Direction Additional Departures From Ma Wan 12.00 am

From Central 12.40 am

(1) Extension of Service The tram services will be extended to 3.00 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010.

(2) Suspension of Services From 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to the morning of the following day (a) during the period of closure of Percival Street south of Hennessy Road, tram service to and from Happy Valley will be suspended; and (b) subject to the closure of Hennessy Road, tram service between Admiralty and Causeway Bay will be suspended.

(3) Temporary Suspension of Tram Stops The following tram stops will be suspended from 7.30 pm on 31 December 2009 onwards: (a) Hennessy Road eastbound east of Percival Street; (b) Yee Wo Street near Paterson Street; (c) Yee Wo Street near Sugar Street; and (d) Causeway Road opposite Victoria Park Main Entrance (eastbound and westbound).

(D) PEAK TRAM SERVICE

(a) The Peak Tram service will be extended on 24 and 31 December 2009 to 2.00 am on the following day respectively.

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

(a) The services will be extended on 24 and 25 December 2009 to 1.00 am on the following day respectively; (b) The services will be extended on 31 December 2009 to 3.00 am on the following day.

(F) BUS SERVICES

HONG KONG ISLAND

Special Arrangements on 24 December 2009

(a) Extension of Bus Operating Hours

(i) Citybus Services The operating hours of the following routes on 24 December 2009 will be extended:

Route Direction Service extended to 25C to Braemar Hill (Circular) 11.45 pm on 24 December 2009 40 to Wan Chai 11.45 pm on 24 December 2009 77 to Shau Kei Wan 11.45 pm on 24 December 2009 Fares remain unchanged for the above bus services during the service extension period.

(b) Strengthening of Bus Services

(i) The bus services of NWFB Routes 2X, 9, 15, N8 and N8P, CTB Routes 5, 5B, 5X, 6, 8X, 10, 40, 72, 260, 592, N8X, N72 and N90, and Cross Harbour Routes 102, 103, 107, 118, 170, 171, 182, 307, 601, 619, 680, 681, 690, 930, 962, 969, 970X, N118, N121, N122, N170, N171, N182, N619, N680, N962 and N969 will be strengthened subject to passenger demand.

(i) New World First Bus Services

22 The following special bus services will be operated from 24 December 2009 to early morning of the following day to meet passenger demand:

Headway Route Direction From To (mins.) Fare N2X to Shau Kei Wan 1.12 am 2.00 am 12 $6.7

to Wan Chai 12.30 am 1.15 am 15 Ferry

N9 to Shek O 1.15 am 1.30 am 15 $9.5

to Shau Kei Wan 1.45 am 2.00 am

N15 to the Peak 12.30 am 1.00 am 15 $12.7

to Central 1.10 am 1.40 am (Exchange Square)

N15C to Garden Road 11.55 pm 2.00 am 10-15 $5.3 (Lower Peak Tram Station)

to Central (Central Piers) 12.05 am 2.10 am

N18 to Kennedy Town 12.15 am 1.00 am 15 $6.9 (Belcher Bay)

to North Point 12.15 am 1.00 am (Healthy Street Central)

23S to Pokfield Road 12.15 am 1.45 am 10 $9.1

to Causeway 12.55 am 1.05 am Road

N38 to Chi Fu Fa 12.50 am 1.50 am 10 $9.1 Yuen

to Causeway 12.40 am 1.00 am Road

N106 to Wong Tai Sin 12.10 am 1.00 am 10 $14.8

N116 to Tsz Wan Shan 12.36 am 1.30 am 10 $14.8 (Central)

N590 to Central 11.50 pm 1.00 am 10 $9.1

23 (Exchange on 24 Dec Square) 2009

to South Horizons 12.30 am 1.40 am

N601 to Po Tat 12.15 am 1.30 am 15 $14.8

The following special bus services will be operated from 25 December 2009 to early morning of the following day.

N15C to Garden Road 11.55 pm 1.00 am 20-25 $5.3 (Lower Peak Tram Station)

to Central 12.05 am 1.10 am (Central Piers)

(ii) Citybus Services The following special bus services will be operated from 24 December 2009 to early morning of the following day to meet passenger demand:

Headway Route Direction From To (mins.) Fare N6X to Stanley Prison 12.05 am 2.05 am 20 $12.6 to Central (Exchange Square) 12.20 am 2.00 am

N10 to North Point Ferry 1.15 am 2.05 am 10 $5.0 to Kennedy Town 12.10 am 2.10 am

N25C to Braemar Hill (Circular) 12.00 midnight 1.00 am 20 $6.0

N40 to Wan Chai Ferry 12.00 midnight 1.20 am 20 $7.9 to Wah Fu (North) 12.00 midnight 2.00 am

72S to Causeway Bay 12.12 am 2.00 am 12 $7.1 (Moreton Terrace) to Wah Kwai 12.42 am 3.30 am 12-15

N96 to Causeway Bay 12.15 am 1.30 am 15 $7.1 (Moreton Terrace) to Lei Tung Estate 12.45 am 2.00 am

N98 to Aberdeen 12.45 am 1.45 am 15 $3.7 to Lei Tung Estate 1.00 am 2.00 am

N307 to Tai Po Central 12.20 am 1.00 am 20 $32.0

N592 to Causeway Bay 12.30 am 1.30 am 12 $7.1

24 (Moreton Terrace) to South Horizons 12.55 am 3.30 am 10-12

(d) Suspension of Bus Stops

Central

Bus stops for NWFB Routes 13 and 23A and Citybus Routes 12M and 40M at D’Aguilar Street near Lan Kwai Fong will be suspended from 5.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day.

Causeway Bay

The bus stops on Causeway Road eastbound (between Victoria Park Main Entrance and Hing Fat Street) will be re-arranged into six groups from 12 December 2009 to 4 January 2010 as follows:

(i) Routes 8, 8P, 8X, 81, N8, N8P and N8X; (ii) Routes 2, 2A, 2X, 77, N2X and N72; (iii) Routes 5, 5X, 10, 15B, 19, 23, 25, 25C, 38, 42, 63, 65, N5X, N10 and N25C; (iv) Routes 23S, 102, 106, 110, 112, 116 and N38; (v) Routes 307, 601, 601P, 619, 671, 621, 680, 680X, 681, 681P, 690, 690P, 692, N307, N601, N619, N680 and N691; and (vi) Routes 103, 170, 603, 603P, 802, 914, 914X, 948, 948P, A11, E11, R11, N11, N122, N170, N182, N368 and 968.

(e) Diversion of Bus Services

New World First Bus Services

From 8.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 11.59 pm on 26 December 2010: ` Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 26 to Eastern via Ice House Street, Des Voeux Road Central and District Queensway.

From 5.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day.

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 13 and 23A to Mid-levels via Queensway, Cotton Tree Drive, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road.

Citybus Services

From 8.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 11.59 pm on 26 December 2009

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 1, 5, 5B, 10 to Admiralty / via Des Voeux Road Central and Queensway. and N10 Causeway Bay

12A and 40M to Admiralty / via Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central, Harcourt Wan Chai Road and Cotton Tree Drive slip road.

5X to Kennedy via Queen’s Road Central, Pedder Street and Connaught Town Road Central.

From 5.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day.

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

Special Arrangements on 31 December 2009

(a) Extension of Bus Services The operating hours of the following services on 31 December 2009 will be extended:

(i) Citybus Services Route Direction Service extended to 5X to Kennedy Town 11.50 pm on 31 December 2009 to Causeway Bay 11.45 pm on 31 December 2009 (Whitfield Road) 25C to Braemar Hill (Circular) 11.45 pm on 31 December 2009 40 to Wan Chai 11.45 pm on 31 December 2009 73 (from Wah Fu) to Stanley 11.48 pm on 31 December 2009 77 to Shau Kei Wan 11.45 pm on 31 December 2009 Fares for the above bus services remain unchanged during the service extension period.

(b) Strengthening of Bus Services The bus services of NWFB Routes 2X, 9, 15, N8 and N8P, CTB Routes 5, 5B, 5X, 6, 7, 8X, 10, 40, 72, 260, 592, N8X, N72 and N90, and Cross Harbour Routes 102, 103, 107, 118, 170, 171, 182, 307, 601, 619, 680, 681, 690, 780, 930, 962, 969, 970X, N118, N121, N122, N170, N171, N182, N619, N680, N962 and N969 will be strengthened subject to passenger demand.

(c) Special Bus Services The following special bus services will be operated from late night on 31 December 2009 to meet passenger demand:

(i) New World First Bus Services Headway Route Direction From To (mins.) Fare N2X to Shau Kei Wan 1.12 am 2.00 am 12 $6.7

to Wan Chai 12.30 am 1.15 am Ferry

26 N9 to Shek O 1.15 am 1.30 am 15 $9.5

to Shau Kei Wan 1.45 am 2.00 am

N15 to the Peak 12.21 am 1.00 am 6-10 $12.7

to Central 1.10 am 1.40 am 5 (Exchange Square)

N15C To Garden Road 11.55 pm (31 2.00 am 10-15 $5.3 (Lower Peak December Tram Station) 2009)

to Central 2.10 am (Central Piers) 12.05 am N18 to Kennedy Town 12.15 am 1.00 am 15 $6.9 (Belcher Bay)

to North Point 12.15 am 1.00 am (Healthy Street Central)

23S to Pokfield Road 12.15 am 1.45 am 10 $9.1 to Causeway 12.55 am 1.05 am Road

N38 to Chi Fu Fa 12.50 am 1.50 am 10 $9.1 Yuen

to Causeway 12.40 am 1.00 am Road

104R Central Piers to 12.15 am 12.30 am subject to $14.8 Mong Kok demand

N106 to Wong Tai Sin 12.10 am 1.00 am 10 $14.8

N116 to Tsz Wan Shan 12.36 am 1.30 am 10 $14.8 (Central)

N590 to Central 11.50 pm (31 1.00 am 10 $9.1 (Exchange December Square) 2009) to South Horizons 12.30 am 1.40 am

N601 to Po Tat 12.15 am 1.30 am 15 $14.8

701S Hoi Lai Estate 2.30 am 5.30 am 15-20 $5.3

27 Bus Terminus (Circular)

H2A to Causeway Bay 11.20 pm (31 - $8.7 December 2009), 12.05 am (1 January 2010) to Central Ferry 11.50 pm (31 - Pier December 2009)

(ii) Citybus Services Headway Route Direction From To (mins.) Fare N5X to Causeway Bay 12.00 midnight 3.00 am 15 $6.6 to Kennedy Town 12.00 midnight 3.00 am

N6X to Stanley Prison 12.05 midnight 2.05 am 20 $12.6 to Central 12.20 am 2.00 am (Exchange Square)

N10 to North Point 1.20 am 3.05 am 15 $5.0 Ferry 12.10 am 3.10 am to Kennedy Town

N25C to Braemar Hill 12.00 midnight 1.00 am 15 $6.0 (Circular)

N40 to Wan Chai 12.00 midnight 1.20 am 20 $7.9 Ferry to Wah Fu 12.10 am, 12.20am - (North) 12.40 am 2.00 am 20

72S to Causeway Bay 12.12 am 2.00 am 12 $7.1 (Moreton Terrace) to Wah Kwai 12.42 am 3.30 am 12-15

N73 to Stanley 12.00 midnight 12.40 am 20 $8.7 to Wah Fu 12.00 midnight 1.20 am (North)

N95C to Chi Fu Fa 12.20 am 1.20 am 20 $4.5 Yuen (Circular)

N96 to Causeway Bay 12.15 am 1.30 am 15 $7.1

28 (Moreton Terrace) to Lei Tung 12.45 am 2.00 am Estate

N98 to Aberdeen 12.45 am 1.45 am 15 $3.7 to Lei Tung 1.00 am 2.00 am Estate

N307 to Tai Po Central 12.20 am 1.00 am 20 $32.0

N592 to Causeway Bay 12.30 am 1.30 am 12 $7.1 (Moreton Terrace) to South Horizons 12.55 am 3.30 am 10-12

962R to Tuen Mun 12.20 am and - - $28.3 (Chi Lok Fa 12.55am Yuen)

967R to Tin Shui Wai 12.25 am and 1.00 - - $32.2 (Tin Yan Estate) am

(d) Bus Termini Suspension and Relocation Tin Hau Station Public Transport Interchange will be suspended from 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day.

(i) Citybus Route E11 and Cross Harbour Route 948 will be terminated at Causeway Road outside Queen’s College; (ii) NWFB Route 15B and Cross Harbour Routes 914 and 968 will be terminated at Tung Lo Wan Road opposite to Queen’s College. The above routes will be diverted via King’s Road, Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street and King’s Road on their ways to Causeway Bay; NWFB Route 15B departing from Causeway Bay (Tin Hau) will operate via Tung Lo Wan Road and Moreton Terrace before resuming their original routings. The bus stops for the above routes at Causeway Road outside Central Library will be suspended and temporary bus stops will be erected along Tung Lo Wan Road and Moreton Terrace; (iii) NWFB Route 25 on its journey to Braemar Hill will be operated along King's Road eastbound and omit its en-route bus stop at Tin Hau Station Public Transport Interchange; and (iv) Citybus Route 307P will be teminated at No. 1-11 Ngan Mok Street.

(e) Temporary Bus Stop Arrangements Depending on the crowd situation, the following temporary bus stop arrangements will be implemented:

Central From 7.00 pm on 31 December 2009 until the re-opening of all roads if necessary Bus stops for NWFB routes 13 and 23A and Citybus routes 12M and 40M at D’Aguilar Street near Lan Kwai Fong will be suspended.

29 Wan Chai and Causeway Bay The bus stops on Causeway Road eastbound between Victoria Park Main Entrance and Hing Fat Street will be re-arranged into six groups from 12 December 2009 to 4 January 2010 as follows:

(i) Routes 8, 8P, 8X, 81, N8, N8P and N8X; (ii) Routes 2, 2A, 2X, 77, N2X and N72; (iii) Routes 5, 5X, 10, 15B, 19, 23, 25, 25C, 38, 42, 63, 65, N5X, N10 and N25C; (iv) Routes 23S, 102, 106, 110, 112, 116 and N38; (v) Routes 307, 601, 601P, 619, 621, 671, 680, 680X, 681, 681P, 690, 690P, 692, N307, N601, N619, N680 and N691; and (vi) Routes 103, 170, 603, 603P, 802, 914, 914X, 948, 948P, 968, A11, E11, R11, N11, N122, N170, N182 and N368.

From 7.00 pm on 31 December 2009 onwards all bus stops on Hennessy Road between Canal Road East and Jardine’s Bazaar will be suspended.

At 11.30 pm on 31 December 2009 or when it is considered necessary by the Police, the bus stop outside Hing Fat Street carpark will be suspended.

(f) Diversion of Bus Services

Central From 7.00 pm onwards on 31 December 2009 during the road closure in Lan Kwai Fong Area: Diversion before Route Direction resuming to normal routeing NWFB 13 and 23A to Mid-levels via Queensway, Cotton Tree Drive, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road.

CTB 12M and to Park Road / Wah via Queen’s Road Central, Pedder Street, 40M Fu Connaught Road Central, Cotton Tree Drive, Garden Road, Kennedy Road, flyover, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road.

Wan Chai and Causeway Bay The following bus routes diversions will be implemented during the time specified:

From 6.00 pm onwards on 31 December 2009:

Diversion before Route Direction resuming to normal routeing NWFB 2 and 19 to Eastern District via Victoria Road, Wing Hing Street and King's Road. XHT 102, 106 and 110

XHT 108 to Braemar Hill via Percival Street, Hennessy Road and Yee Wo Street.

30 XHT 117 to Happy Valley via Gloucester Road, Canal Road flyover, Canal Road East, Morrison Hill Road, Sports Road and Wong Nai Chung Road.

XHT 170 and to Wah Fu via Gloucester Road, Canal Road flyover, N170 Canal Road East and Morrison Hill Road.

EHC 307 and to Tai Po via Fleming Road, Wan Chai Ferry Pier Bus N307 Terminus, Fleming Road, flyover, Fleming Road, Hennessy Road and Yee Wo Street.

WHC E11 and to Eastern District via Causeway Road, Ngan Mok Street, Lau 968 Li Street, King’s Road and Causeway Road.

968 to the New via Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace Territories and Causeway Road.

WHC 914 to Hong Kong via Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Road, Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street, King’s Road and Tung Lo Wan Road.

to Sham Shui Po via Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Causeway Road.

WHC 948 to Tsing Yi via Causeway Road, Leighton Road, Morrison Hill Road and Tin Lok Lane

NWFB 15B to Tin Hau via Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Road, Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street, King’s Road and Tung Lo Wan Road.

to Peak via Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Causeway Road.

During the closure period of Tai Hang Road flyover Diversion before Route Direction resuming to normal routeing NWFB 2 to Central via Moreton Terrace, Causeway Road, Irving Street, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street, Hennessy Road, Tonnochy Road and Gloucester Road. WHC A11 to Airport via Moreton Terrace, Causeway Road, Irving Street, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street, Hennessy Road, Tonnochy Road and Gloucester Road.

During the period of closure of Hing Fat Street Diversion before Route Direction resuming to normal routeing

31 NWFB 2X, 8P, to Eastern district via King’s Road, Tsing Fung Street, Hing N2X and Fat Street and Island Eastern Corridor. N8P

XHT 103, 170 to Kowloon via King’s Road, Tsing Fung Street and and N170 Victoria Park Road.

CTB 5, 5X, 25C, to Eastern District via King’s Road, Tsing Fung Street and N5X and Hing Fat Street N25C

XHT 102 , 106, to Kowloon via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park N102 and Road westbound and Gloucester Road. N106

EHC 307, 603, to the New via King’s Road, Tsing Fung Street, Victoria 681 and Territories Park Road and Hing Fat Street N307

During the period of closure of Hennessy Road Route Direction Diverson before resuming to normal routeing NWFB 2A, 2X, 8, 8P, 23, 23A, 23B, to Causeway via Hennessy Road, Fleming Road, 23S, 25, 26, 38, 42, N2X, N8, Bay / Wan Chai Road, Morrison Hill Road, N8P and N38 Eastern Leighton Road and Pennington Street. District CTB 5, 5B, 5X, 11, 25A, 25C, N5X, N8X and N25C

WHC 914, 968, A11 and N368

XHC 103 and N182 to Kowloon / the New EHC 307, 601, 603, 619, 680, 681, Territories 690, 692, N307, N601, N619, N680 and N691

NWFB 2A, 2X, 8, 8P, 23, 23A, 23S, to Wan Chai via Causeway Road, Leighton Road, 25, 26, N2X and N8 / Central Morrison Hill Road, Tin Lok Lane and Hennessy Road. CTB 5, 5B, 5X, 25A, 25C, N5X, N8X, N10 and N25C

XHC N368

EHC 690, N601, N680 and N691

WHC 914, 962, 962R, 967R, 968, to the New 969, E11, N11, N962 and N969 Territories

CTB 77 and N72 to Southern via Leighton Road and Morrison Hill District Road NWFB 38, 42 and N38 to Eastern via Morrison Hill Road, Canal Road District West, flyover, Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King’s Road.

CTB 72, 72A, 72S, 77, 96, 592, R11, to Causeway via Leighton Road, Pennington Street N72, N96 and N592 Bay / North and Yee Wo Street. Point

XHC 170 and N170 to the New Territories

NWFB 38, 42 and N38 to Southern via Causeway Road, Leighton Road District and Morrison Hill Road. CTB 72, 72A, 72S, 96, 592, N96 and N592

XHC 112, 116, N116 and N122 to Kowloon via Causeway Road, Leighton Road, Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill Road, Canal Road West and Canal Road flyover.

XHC 112, 116 and N122 to Eastern via Canal Road flyover, Leighton District Road, Morrison Hill Road, Hennessy Road, Marsh Road, Hung Hing Road, flyover, Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and King’s Road.

WHC 962, 969, A11, E11, N11, N962 to Causeway via Fleming Road, Convention and N969 Bay Avenue, Hung Hing Road, flyover, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street, King's Road and Tung Lo Wan Road.

Others

Additional Bus Stops for NWFB Route N8P in Shau Kei Wan:

(i) From 12.35 am to 5.20 am on 25 and 31 December 2009, NWFB Route N8P on its journey to Wan Chai, will be diverted via Tung Hei Road, Nam On Lane before resuming its original routeing in Island Eastern Corridor. An additional bus stop will be erected at Tung Hei Road; and

(ii) NWFB Route N8P on its journey to Siu Sai Wan will be diverted via Tung Hei Road and then resume to its original routeing in Island Eastern Corridor, bus stop will be erected at Tung Hei Road before Oi Lai Street.

KOWLOON

Kowloon Motor Bus Services

(A) Extension of Services

(a) On 24 December 2009 The following services will be extended from about 15 minutes to about 2 hours 10 minutes: KMB Routes 31M, 235M, 36M, 248M, 249M, 35A (On Yam bound), 234A, 238X (Riviera Garden bound), 34M, 234X (Bayview Garden bound), 42M (Cheung Wang bound), 243M (Mayfair Garden bound), 6, 16, 219X, 603 (Central Ferry Pier bound), 1, 1A, 5, 5C, 13X, 14, 26, 28, 215X, 296D, 98D, 80M, 81K, 82M, 86K, 88M, 58X, 59X, 60X, 87K (University Station to Kam Ying Court), N260 (Mei Foo bound) and N269 (Mei Foo bound).

(b) On 25 December 2009 The following services will be extended for about 1 hour: KMB Routes 2 (So Uk bound), 5, 5C and 6A (Lai Chi Kok bound).

(c) On 31 December 2009 The following services will be extended from about 20 minutes to about 1 hour 35 minutes: KMB Routes 248M, 249M, 35A (On Yam bound), 238X (Riviera Garden bound), 34M, 234X (Bayview Garden bound), 42M (Cheung Wang bound), 243M (Mayfair Garden bound), 6 (Mei Foo bound), 2 (So Uk bound), 6A (Lai Chi Kok bound), 603 (Central Ferry Pier bound), 1, 1A, 5, 5C, 13X, 14, 26, 28, 215X, 296D, 98D, 80K, 81K, , 83K (From Wong Nai Tau), 85K, 86K, 88K, 89, 282, 283, 284, 58X, 59X, 263, 269D, 87K (University Station to Kam Ying Court), N260 (Mei Foo bound) and N269 (Mei Foo bound).

(B) Strengthening of Services

On 24 December 2009 Services of Route Nos. 14, 211, 215X, 601, 603, N118, N122, N171, N241, N260, N269, N271, N281 and N293 will be strengthened.

On 25 December 2009 Services of Route Nos. N121, N216, N260 and N269 will be strengthened.

On 31 December 2009 Services of Route Nos. 14, 211, 215X, 601, 603, N122, N118, N171, N241, N260, N269, N271, N281 and N293 will be strengthened.

On 1 January 2010 Services of Route Nos. 14, N121 and N216 will be strengthened.

(C) Special All Night Services The following special all night bus services will be operated on 25 December 2009 Routes N60, N68, N106, N116, N307, N601 and N603

The following special all night bus services will be operated on 1 January 2010:

34 Routes 104R, N60, N106, N116, N307, N601 and N603

(D) Relocation of Bus Termini

On 24 December 2009

From 6.00 pm Routes Relocation to terminate 5C and 8 at Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus 271 at Kowloon Station

From 9.00 pm Routes Relocation to terminate 28 at Chatham Road South (north of Granville Road) 5, 5C and 8 at Granville Road

On 31 December 2009

From 7.30 pm Routes Relocation to terminate 28 at Chatham Road South (north of Granville Road) 5, 5C and 8 at Granville Road 271 at Kowloon Station

(E) Route Diversion

From 6.00 pm on 24 December 2009

35 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 81C and To Hung Hom Station via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, 87D Chatham Road South, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Avenue South and Cheong Wan Road. To Yiu On and Kam Ying Court via Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) bus terminus, Mody Road, Chatham Road South northbound, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road. KMB 260X To Hung Hom Station via Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Ave. South and Cheong Wan Road. To Po Tin via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Hung Hom Bypass, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road and Public Square Street. KMB 35A, 41A To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, Chatham Road and 208 North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Avenue South, Cheong Wan Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Hong Tat Path. To Cheung On, On Yam and via Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Broadcast Drive Road, Chatham Road South, Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) bus terminus, Mody Road, Chatham Road South northbound, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road. KMB 268B and To Hung Hom Ferry via Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road and 269B Chatham Road South. To Long Ping Station and Tin via Chatham Road North, Chatham Road Shui Wai Town Centre South, Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road and Public Square Street. KMB 281A To Kowloon Station via Nathan Road, Jordan Road and Nga Cheung Road. To Kwong Yuen via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 296D To Kowloon Station via Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Nga 36 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road. To Sheung Tak via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 12 On Canton Road via Ferry Street, Canton Road, Wui Cheung Road, Lin Cheung Road, Jordan Road, roundabout, Jordan Road and Ferry Street. KMB 234X Converted to circular route via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 271 Terminated at Kowloon Station via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road. To Fu Hang via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 2C On Gascoigne Road via Jordan Road (westbound), roundabout and Jordan Road (eastbound). KMB 215X To Kowloon Station via Chatham Road North, Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road. To Kwong Tin via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Austin Road, and Cheong Wan Road. KMB 28 To Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody via Chatham Road South, Mody Road Road) Bus Terminus and Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) bus terminus. KMB 5C and 8 Terminated at Tsim Sha Tsui East via Chatham Road South and Mody (Mody Road) Bus Terminus Road. To Fu Shan, Tsz Wan Shan via Mody Road and Chatham Road (Central) and Kowloon Station South. KMB 13X, 26 To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Chatham Road North, Chatham Road and 98D South, Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path and Hong Tat Path.

37 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing To Po Tat, Shun Tin and Hang via Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Hau (North) Road, Chatham Road South, Mody Road, Mody Lane, Salisbury Road, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North. KMB 8A On Chatham Road South via Chatham Road South, Mody Road, southbound Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) bus terminus, Mody Road and Chatham Road South. KMB 8P On Hung Hom Road via Hung Hom Bypass, Hung Luen Road, Hung Lok Road, Hung Lai Road, Hung Hom South Road, Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom Station, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) bus terminus, Mody Road, Chatham Road South, Cheong Wan Road, On Wan Road, Gillies Avenue South, Wuhu Street, Tak Man Street and Hung Hom Road. KMB 219X and Operating on Chatham Road via Chatham Road South, Cheong Wan 224X South southbound Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North. CTB A21 Converted to circular route via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, slip road, Hong Chong Road, Railway Approach, Hung Hom Station, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

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

From Tsim Sha Tsui East via Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road, Austin Road, Canton Road and Jordan Road.

From 6.30 pm on 24 December 2009

Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 1, 1A, 2 Converted to circular routes via Public Square Street, Shanghai Street, and 9 Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 6, 6A and Converted to circular routes via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Lin 7 Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road.

From 9.00 pm on 24 December 2009

Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 81C, 87D, To Hung Hom Station via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, N216, Chatham Road South, Chatham Road N241, North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies N271 and Avenue South and Cheong Wan Road. N281 To Yiu On and Kam Ying Court via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Hung Hom Bypass, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road. KMB 35A, 41A To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, Chatham Road and 208 North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Avenue South, Cheong Wan Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Hong Tat Path. To Cheung On, On Yam and via Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Broadcast Drive Road, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road. KMB 28 Terminated at the temporary bus via Granville Road, Science Museum terminus at Chatham Road South Road southbound, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North. KMB 5, 5C and Terminated at the temporary bus via Chatham Road South and Granville 8 terminus at Granville Road Road eastbound. To Fu Shan, Tsz Wan Shan via Science Museum Road southbound, (Central) and Kowloon Station Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road

39 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing North. KMB 13X, 26 To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Chatham Road North, Chatham Road and 98D South, Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path, and Hong Tat Path. To Po Tat, Shun Tin and Hang via Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Hau (North) Road and Chatham Road North. KMB 8A On Chatham Road South via Chatham Road South, Granville southbound Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass and Wuhu Street. KMB 8P On Hung Hom Road via Hung Hom Bypass, Hung Luen Road, Hung Lok Road, Hung Lai Road, Hung Hom South Road, Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom Station, Chatham Road South, Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Wuhu Street, Tak Man Street and Hung Hom Road. KMB 219X and On Chatham Road South via Chatham Road South, Granville 224X southbound Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

From 6.30 pm on 31 December 2009

Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 8P On Hung Hom Road via Hung Hom Bypass, Hung Luen Road, Hung Lok Road, Hung Lai Road, Hung Hom South Road, Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom Station, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Salisbury Road, Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus, Salisbury Road, Chatham Road South, Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom Station, Gillies Avenue South, Wuhu Street, Tak Man Street and Hung Hom Road. KMB 5A To Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus via Chatham Road North, Chatham Road South, Salisbury Road and Star Ferry 40 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing Pier Bus Terminus. KMB 268B and To Long Ping Station and Tin via Chatham Road North, Chatham Road 269B Shui Wai Town Centre South and Salisbury Road. KMB 260X To Po Tin via Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South and Salisbury Road.

From 7.30pm on 31 December 2009

Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 1, 1A, 2 To Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus via Public Square Street, Shanghai Street, and 9 Jordan Road, Canton Road, Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road. To Chuk Yuen Estate, Sau Mau via Salisbury Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Ping(Central), So Uk and Ping Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Shek Road. KMB 6, 6A and To Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Canton 7 Road, Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road. To Mei Foo, Lai Chi Kok and via Salisbury Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Lok Fu Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 203 On Nathan Road southbound via Nathan Road, Public Square Street, Shanghai Street, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 81C, 87D, To Hung Hom Station via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, N216, Chatham Road South, Chatham Road N241, North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies N271 and Avenue South and Cheong Wan Road. N281 To Yiu On and Kam Ying Court via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Hung Hom Bypass, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road. KMB 260X To Hung Hom Station via Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Avenue South and Cheong Wan Road. 41 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing To Po Tin via Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Hung Hom Bypass, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road and Public Square Street. KMB 35A, 41A To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, Chatham Road and 208 North, Wuhu Street underpass, Gillies Avenue South, Cheong Wan Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Hong Tat Path. To Cheung On, On Yam and via Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Broadcast Drive Road, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road. KMB 268B and To Hung Hom Ferry via Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road and 269B Chatham Road South. To Long Ping Station and Tin via Chatham Road North, Chatham Road Shui Wai Town Centre South, Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road and Public Square Street. KMB 281A To Kowloon Station via Nathan Road, Jordan Road and Nga Cheung Road. To Kwong Yuen via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 296D To Kowloon Station via Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road. To Sheung Tak via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 12 On Canton Road via Ferry Street, Canton Road, Wui Cheung Road, Lin Cheung Road, Jordan Road, roundabout, Jordan Road and Ferry Street. KMB 234X Converted to circular route via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. KMB 271 Terminated at Kowloon Station via Nathan Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road. To Fu Hang via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Nathan Road. 42 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 2C On Gascoigne Road via Jordan Road (westbound), roundabout and Jordan Road (eastbound). KMB 215X To Kowloon Station via Chatham Road North, Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road. To Kwong Tin via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Austin Road and Cheong Wan Road. KMB 28 Terminated at the temporary bus via Granville Road, Science Museum terminus at Chatham Road South Road southbound, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North. KMB 5, 5C and Terminated at the temporary bus via Chatham Road South and Granville 8 terminus at Granville Road Road eastbound. To Fu Shan, Tsz Wan Shan via Science Museum Road southbound, (Central) and Kowloon Station Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North KMB 13X, 26 To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Chatham Road North, Chatham Road and 98D South, Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path and Hong Tat Path. From Po Tat, Shun Tin and Hang via Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Hau (North) Road and Chatham Road North. KMB 8A On Chatham Road South via Chatham Road South, Granville southbound Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass and Wuhu Street. KMB 8P On Hung Hom Road via Hung Hom Bypass, Hung Luen Road, Hung Lok Road, Hung Lai Road, Hung Hom South Road, Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom Station, Chatham Road South, Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North, Wuhu Street underpass, Wuhu Street, Tak Man Street and Hung Hom Road.

43 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 219X and On Chatham Road South via Chatham Road South, Granville 224X southbound Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North. CTB A21 Converted to circular route via Nathan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, slip road, Hong Chong Road, Railway Approach, Hung Hom Station, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

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

From Tsim Sha Tsui East via Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road, Austin Road, Canton Road and Jordan Road.

From 8.00 pm on 31 December 2009

From 10.30 pm on 31 December 2009

Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing KMB 8 To Kowloon Station via Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road. KMB 11, 203E, To Kowloon Station via Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and 270A, 271 Station Perimeter Road (North). 44 Route No. Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing and 281A KMB 215X To Kowloon Station via Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road (North). To Kwong Tin via Station Perimeter Road (South), Nga Cheung Road, roundabout, Jordan Road, Canton Road, Austin Road and Cheong Wan Road.

(F) Suspension of Services

On 24 December 2009 The service of Route 5A will be temporarily suspended with effect from 5.27 pm (Kowloon City bound) and 5.52 pm (Tsim Sha Tsui bound).

Cross Harbour Bus Services

(a) Route Diversion

From 6.00 pm on 24 December 2009 and from 7.30 pm on 31 December 2010

Route Direction Diversion before resuming normal routeing XHT 110 To Kowloon Station via Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road North, Chatham Road South, Gascoigne Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road.

To Shau Kei Wan via Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road South, flyover and Hong Chong Road.

(b) Special Bus Services

The following special bus service will be operated on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010:

Route Bound From To Headway Fare (mins.) N601 to Po Tat 12.15 am 1.30 am 15 $14.8 N603 to Ping Tin 12.25 am 1.30 am 15-20 $16.0 N116 to Tsz Wan Shan (Central) 12.40 am 1.30 am 10 $14.8 N106 to Wong Tai Sin 12.10 am 1.00 am 10 $14.8

NEW TERRITORIES

New Lantao Bus

Route Direction Service Enhancement 11 From Tung Chung Town Centre Frequency will be enhanced to 15-20 minutes from 3.00 pm to 8.00 pm on 24 December 2009 and 31 December 2009.

N38 From Tung Chung Station Frequency will be enhanced to 8-10 minutes from 12.30 am to 3.00 am on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010.

Bus services of route nos. 3M, 11, 21 and 23 will be strengthened from 24 December 2009 to 1 January 2010 subject to passenger demand.

Long Win Bus Services

Route Direction Service Enhancement

N30 From Tuen Mun Central Special departure will be operated at 4.50 am from 19 December 2009 to 1 January 2010.

N42 From Sha Tin Wai Special departure will be operated at 4.35 am from 19 December 2009 to 1 January 2010.

City Bus Service

Route Direction Service Enhancement N29 From Lei Yue Mun Road outside Special departure will be operated at Lam Tin Station 5.18 am from 19 to 25 December 2009.

(G) PUBLIC LIGHT BUS (SCHEDULED) SERVICES

HONG KONG ISLAND

Special Arrangements on 24 December 2009

(a) Route Diversions

From 8.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 11.59 pm on 26 December 2009

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 28 to Causeway Bay via Queen’s Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central and Harcourt Road

(b) Temporary Suspension of GMB Stand

46 The GMB Stands for GMB Routes 10A and 10B on Wellington Street will be suspended from 5.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day. A temporary picking up and setting down point will be provided at house no. 32 Wellington Street.

(c) Extension of Services Service Headway Fare charged during Route Destination (* Circular) Extended to (mins.) the extension period 22S Pok Fu Lam Gardens to 1.30 am on 25 10-15 $8.5 Central (Central Piers) December 2009 Central (Central Piers) 2.00 am on 25 10-15 $8.5 to Pok Fu Lam Gardens December 2009

43M Chai Wan Station to 3.00 am on 25 8 $2.8 Fung Wah Estate * December 2009

47M Chai Wan Station to 3.00 am on 25 15 $3.3 Siu Sai Wan (Phase 3) * December 2009

50 Yiu Tung Estate to 3.00 am on 25 10-15 $3.0 Sai Wan Ho * December 2009

Special Arrangements on 31 December 2009

(a) Extension of Services Service Headway Fare charged during Route Destination (* Circular) extended to (mins.) the extended period 22S Pok Fu Lam Gardens to 1.30 am on 5-15 $8.5 Central (Central Piers) 1 January 2010 Central (Central Piers) 2.00 am on 5-15 $8.5 to Pok Fu Lam Gardens 1 January 2010

39M Yue On Court 1.30 am on 10-15 $8.0 (Ap Lei Chau) to 1 January 2010 Tin Hau Station Tin Hau Station to 2.00 am on 10-15 $8.0 Yue On Court 1 January 2010 (Ap Lei Chau)

43M Chai Wan Station to 3.00 am on 8 $2.8 Fung Wah Estate * 1 January 2010

47M Chai Wan Station to 3.00 am on 15 $3.3 Siu Sai Wan (Phase 3) * 1 January 2010

50 Yiu Tung Estate to 3.00 am on 10-15 $3.0 Sai Wan Ho * 1 January 2010

(b) Suspension of Services 47 (i) GMB Route 4A will be suspended from 6.00 pm until traffic resumes normal; and (ii) Upon closure of Hennessy Road, GMB Route 5 will be suspended. The service will resume normal after re-opening of Hennessy Road.

(c) Temporary Suspension of GMB Stands The GMB stands at the following locations will be suspended at the time specified:

Central

Wellington Street GMB stands for Routes 10A and 10B in Wellington Street Street will be suspended from 5.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day. A temporary picking up and setting down point will be provided at house no. 32 Wellington Street.

Causeway Bay

Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange, Lockhart Road and Cannon Street The following GMB stands will be suspended from 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day:

(i) GMB stands for Routes 4A and 4C in Cannon Street; (ii) GMB stands for Routes 39M and 49M in Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange; and (iii) GMB stands for Routes 5 and 69X on Lockhart Road.

Jaffe Road, Cannon Street and Percival Street The following GMB stands will be suspended from 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to the morning on the following day:

(i) GMB stands for Routes 10, 11 and 31 in Jaffe Road between Cannon Street and Percival Street; and A temporary picking up and setting down point will be designated at Jaffe Road outside Elizabeth House between 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm. From 8.00 pm onwards, temporary termini for these routes will be provided on Lockhart Road between Marsh Road and Canal Road West; (ii) GMB stand for Route 39M in Percival Street; and (iii) GMB stand for Route 40 in Tang Lung Street.

Paterson Street The GMB stand for Route 25 in Paterson Street will be suspended from 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day.

(d) Route Diversions From 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 until traffic resumes normal

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing (* Circular) 4A and 4C* to Aberdeen via Morison Hill Road, Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay Road and Gloucester Road.

4C* and to Causeway Bay via Aberdeen Tunnel, Canal Road flyover, Gloucester

48 69X Road, flyover and Gloucester Road.

5* to Aberdeen via Leighton Road, Morrison Hill Road, Sharp Street West, Canal Road flyover, Victoria Park Road, Causeway Bay flyover, Gloucester Road, Canal Road flyover and Wong Nai Chung Road

10, 11 and to Causeway Bay via Lockhart Road, Canal Road West, Canal Road East and 31 Jaffe Road. to Southern District via Jaffe Road, Percival Street, Gloucester Road, Stewart Road and Lockhart Road.

25* to Causeway Bay via Tai Hang Road, Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace, Causeway Road, Tung Lo Wan Road, Tung Lo Wan Drive and Tai Hang Road.

28 to Baguio Villa via Leighton Road, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street and (upper) Leighton Road.

30* to Happy Valley via Lan Fong Road, Lee Garden Road, Hysan Avenue, Sun Wui Road, Leighton Road, Caroline Hill Road, Broadwood Road and Wong Nai Chung Road.

36 to Wan Chai via Queen’s Road East, Morrison Hill Road, Tin Lok Lane, Hennessy Road, Tonnochy Road, Lockhart Road and Stewart Road.

to Aberdeen via Stewart Road, Hennessy Road, Marsh Road, Hung Hing Road, flyover, Victoria Park Road, flyover, Gloucester Road, Canal Road flyover, Canal Road East, Morrison Hill Road and Queen’s Road East.

39M to Yue On Court via Hennessy Road, Canal Road bus only lane, Canal Road (Ap Lei Chau) East, and Morrison Hill Road.

39M* to Yue On Court via Causeway Road, Leighton Road and Morrison Hill (Ap Lei Chau) Road.

40* to Stanley via Hennessy Road, Canal Road bus only lane, Canal Road East and Morrison Hill Road. 40* to Stanley (when Hennessy Road closed) via Leighton Road, Hoi Ping Road, Hysan Avenue, Leighton Road and Morrison Hill Road.

Owing to the suspension of Tin Hau Public Transport Interchange from 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day, the following GMB routes will be diverted as follows :

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 39M* to Tin Hau omit Tin Hau Station.

49 49M to Braemar Hill omit Hing Fat Street, Tin Hau Station, King’s Road, Ngan Mok Street and Lau Li Street.

From 8.00 pm on 31 December 2009 until traffic resumes normal

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 10, 11 to Causeway Bay via Lockhart Road, Stewart Road, Hennessy Road, Canal and 31 Road West and Lockhart Road.

to Southern District omit Jaffe Road and Percival Street.

From 7.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 11.59 pm on 1 January 2009

Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 28 to Causeway Bay via Queen’s Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central and Harcourt Road

KOWLOON

Special service on 24, 25 and 31 December 2009 and 1 January 2010

(a) Extension of Services Fare charged Route during the No. Destination(* Circular route) Extended to extension period 25 December 2009 1 January 2010 2 and Hung Hom – Tat Chee 2.30 am 2.30 am $1.1-$2.4 will be 2A Avenue added at each fare section 3 Tsim Sha Tsui - Tai Tung 2.30 am 2.30 am $5.0 Sun Chuen

6 Hung Hom (Whampoa Garden) - Tsim Sha Tsui (i) From Tsim Sha Tsui 3.00 am 3.00 am $1.1-$1.9 will be (ii) From Hung Hom 2.30 am 2.30 am added at each fare section 6A Hung Hom (Tak Man Street) - Tsim Sha Tsui (i) From Tsim Sha Tsui 3.00 am 3.00 am $1.1-$1.9 will be (ii) From Hung Hom 2.30 am 2.30 am added at each fare section 8 Tsim Sha Tsui - Ho Man 2.30 am 2.30 am $5.5 Tin Estate

16 Jat’s Incline (Choi Wan 6.00 am 6.00 am $3.0 Estate) - Ping Shek Estate *

50 16A Fung Shing Street - Ping 6.00 am 6.00 am $3.0 Shek Estate *

37M Wong Tai Sin Station - Tsz 7.00 am 7.00 am $3.1 Wan Shan

38M Chuk Yuen (North) Estate - 3.00 am 3.00 am $3.5 Wong Tai Sin Station (Shatin Pass Road)

39M Lok Fu to Tung Tau * 12.08 am 12.08 am $2.8

43M Park Avenue to Yau Ma 3.00 am 3.00 am $2.7 Tei Station

51M Richland Gardens to 2.00 am - $2.4 Kowloon Bay Station *

53M Tin Ma Court to Lok Fu 2.00 am - $2.4 Station *

54M Shun Tin to Ping Shek * 3.00 am 3.00 am $3.4

63 Lam Tin (Kwong Tin 3.00 am 3.00 am $5.5 Estate) - Kwun Tong (Yue Man Square) *

71A Po Tat Estate to Lam Tin 2.00 am - $3.5 Station *

71B Sau Mau Ping Estate 2.00 am - $3.5 (Phase 5) to Lam Tin Station

74 Kowloon Station – Mong 1.00 am 2.00 am $1.6-$2.9 will be Kok (Luen Wan Street) added at each fare section

(b) Route Diversions

From 6.00 pm on 24 December 2009 and 7.30 pm on 31 December 2010:

Route Diversion before resuming normal routeing 3 converted into a circular route via Austin Road, Canton Road northbound and Ferry Street. 6 and 6A converted into a circular route via Canton Road northbound, Jordan Road, Cox's Road and Austin Road. 7 via Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North.

51 8 converted into a circular route via Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North. 62S converted into a circular route via Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road North. 77M via Canton Road northbound, Wui Cheung Road and Wui Man Road on 24 December 2009; and via Canton Road northbound and Austin Road West on 31 December 2009. 78 via Canton Road northbound, Wui Cheung Road and Wui Man Road on 24 December 2009; and via Canton Road northbound, Ferry Street and Yan Cheung Road on 31 December 2009.

NEW TERRITORIES

Special service on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010

(a) Route Diversions

From the first departure on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010:

Diversion before Routes Direction resuming normal routeing 606S To Tsim Sha Tsui via Nanking Street, Chi Wo Street, Jordan Road, Cox’s Road, Austin Road, Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path, Hong Tat Path, Cheong Wan Road, Chatham Road South and Granville Road.

To Yuen Long via Granville Road, Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road, Austin Road, Cox’s Road, Jordan Road, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road.

610S To Tsim Sha Tsui via Jordan Road and Canton Road.

To Tin Shui Wai via Canton Road northbound, Pak Hoi Street and Nathan Road.

(b) Extension of Services

Route Service Service Fare charged during No. Destination extended to extended to the extension (* Circular) period 25 December 1 January 2009 2010 15M Hong Sing – Po 5.00 am (Po 5.00 am (Po $4.3 Lam Station Lam bound) Lam bound) 5.30 am 5.30 am (Hong Sing (Hong Sing bound) bound)

52 25K Tai Po Market – 1.30 am 1.30 am $5.1 Ng Tung Chai 28K Tai Po Market 12.00 12.00 $8.0 Station – Sha Tin midnight midnight (Pak Hok Ting Street) * 65A Wong Nai Tau – 12.15 am 12.30 am $3.9 Sha Tin Central (Wong Nai (Wong Nai Tau bound) Tau bound) 12.00 am 12.15 am (Sha Tin (Sha Tin Central Central bound) bound) 88 Tsing Yi Estate – 3.00 am 3.00 am $4.8 Kwai Fong Station 88B Greenfield 3.00 am 3.00 am $4.8 Garden – Kwai Fong Station 88D Tivoli Garden – 1.30 am 1.30 am $4.7 Kwai Fong Station 88F Rambler Crest – 12.00 am 12.00 am $2.8 Tsing Yi Station

88M Kwai Fong 2.00 am 2.00 am $4.8 (short working Station – Cheung service) Ching Bus Terminus

89 Kwai Shing North 2.00 am 2.00 am $4.0 (short working (Kwai Hau service) Street) – Kwai Hing Station 89A Kwai Shing North 2.00 am 2.00 am $4.0 (Kwai Hau Street) – Kwai Hing Station 89P Shek Tau Street – 2.00 am 2.00 am $4.0 Kwai Hing Station * 89M Kwai Shing North 2.00 am 2.00 am $4.0 (Kwai Hau Street) – Kwai Fong Station * 89S Kwai Shing North 2.00 am 2.00 am $4.0 (Kwai Hau Street) – Kwai Fong Station * 95A Tsuen Tak 2.00 am 2.00 am $3.7 Garden – Tsuen Wan Station *

53 96 Tsuen Wan (Hoi 2.00 am 2.00 am $7.5 Pa Street) – Tsing (section fare $4.2 Lung Tau between Sham Tseng and Tsing Lung Tau) 96B Tsuen Wan Station 3.00 am 3.00 am $4.2 -Belvedere Garden * 96M Tsuen Wan Station 2.00 am 2.00 am $7.5 - Tsing Lung Tau (section fare $4.2 between Sham Tseng and Tsing Lung Tau) 98 Tsuen Wan (Ho 2.00 am 2.00 am $4.0 Pui Street) – Kwai Shing North (Kwai Hau Street) 101M Hang Hau 3.30 am 3.30 am $7.4 Station – Sai Kung 109M Oscar By the Sea – 2.00 am 2.00 am $2.9 Hang Hau Station 140M Tuen Mun (Hanford Garden) – Tsing Yi Station (a) From Tuen 12.30 am 12.30 am $11.0 Mun (b) From Tsing Yi 1.00 am 1.00 am $11.0 302 Hong Kong 1.30 am 1.30 am $7.8 Garden – Kwai (Section fare $5.3 Fong * between Kwai Fong and Fuk Loi Estate, and between Tsing Lung Tau and Ham Tin Street Section fare $2.8 between Tsing Lung Tau and Sham Tseng)

404M Kwai Fong - 1.00 am $4.8 Station – Riviera Gardens * 807K University 2.30 am 2.30 am $6.5 Station – Tseng (Section fare $6.2 Tau between University Station and Nai Chung; Section fare $3.8 between University Station and Wu Kai

54 Sha Station; Section fare $4.3 between On Chung Street and Tseng Tau)

(H) PUBLIC LIGHT BUS SERVICES

HONG KONG ISLAND

Temporary suspension of Public Light Bus Stand

Public Light Bus Stand at Sugar Street will be suspended at the time specified:

(i) From 6.00 pm to the morning of the following day daily on 24, 25 and 26 December 2009 may be implemented, depending on the density of the crowd; and (ii) From 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day.

Public Light Bus Stand at Stanley Street will be suspended at the time specified:

(i) From 5.00 pm on 24 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day; and (ii) From 5.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 6.00 am on the following day.

(I) TAXI SERVICES

HONG KONG ISLAND

Temporary Suspension and Relocation of Taxi Stands

The taxi stands and taxi pick-up and drop off points at the following locations will be suspended at the time specified:

Central

From 12.00 noon on 31 December 2009 to 3.00 am on the following day:

(i) The taxi stand adjacent to Central Pier No. 7 and 8 (Star Ferry) will be suspended; and (ii) The taxi stands outside Central Piers No. 6 and 7 will be relocated to a taxi pick-up / drop off point outside Pier No. 4 and 5.

From 6.00 pm onwards on 31 December 2009 if necessary: The taxi stands, GMB stands and bus stops along Man Kwong Street eastbound within closed roads will be suspended.

From 8.30 pm on 31 December 2009 to 2.00 am on the following day: The taxi stand at the slip road outside Lower Peak Tram Station will be suspended and relocated to the lay-by on Garden Road outside Lower Peak Tram Station. A temporary taxi drop off point will be designated on the slip road opposite to the Lower Peak Tram Station. 55

Causeway Bay

(a) From 5.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to the morning of the following day (i) Russell Street.

(b) From 6.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to the morning of the following day (i) Yun Ping Road; (ii) Bowrington Road; and (iii) Taxi drop-off outside No. 58 Percival Street.

(c) From 7.00 pm on 31 December 2009 to 4.00 am on the following day (i) Lockhart Road near the junction with Cannon Street; (ii) Lau Li Street; and (iii) Electric Road near Park Towers.

III. ATTENTION AND APPEAL

Notices will be put up by public transport operators to advise passengers of the above temporary arrangements. Actual implementation of the road closure, traffic control and public transport diversions will be made by the Police at the time depending on the prevailing circumstances, traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Motorists are advised that strict enforcement on illegal parking, including multiple ticketing and towing, will be taken by the Police in the affected areas.

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

For details of traffic and transport information, the members of the public can dial Government hotline 1823 or browse Transport Department website: www.td.gov.hk

Carolina YIP Commissioner for Transport (Acting)