TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NOTICE SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS 2012 AND NEW YEAR 2013 HOLIDAYS

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1 TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NOTICE SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS 2012 AND NEW YEAR 2013 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 2012 and New Year 2013 Holidays: I. SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS HONG KONG ISLAND Special Traffic Arrangements on 24, 25 and 26 December 2012 (A) ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS (1) Central District (a) Lan Kwai Fong Phase I The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 6.00 pm on 24 December 2012 (i) D Aguilar Street between Wyndham Street and Wellington Street; (ii) Lan Kwai Fong; (iii) Wing Wah Lane; (iv) Wo On Lane; and (v) Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D Aguilar Street. Phase II The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic in addition to Phase I from 8.00 pm on 24 December (i) On Lan Street; (ii) D Aguilar Street between Queen s Road Central and Wellington Street; (iii) Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen s Road Central; (iv) Stanley Street between D Aguilar Street and Pottinger Street; and (v) Wellington Street between D Aguilar Street and Pottinger Street. (b) 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 2012 to pm on 26 December 2012: (i) Chater Road between Pedder Street and Jackson Road; and 1

2 (ii) Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central. (c) St. Joseph s Church To facilitate the dispersal of worshippers from St. Joseph s Church upon conclusion of the Christmas Eve Mass, the rightmost lane of Garden Road between Kennedy Road and Lady May Path will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct, depending on the mass conclusion time and the crowd condition. (2) Causeway Bay (a) In the vicinity of Victoria Park (The 47 th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo) Pedestrian Precinct The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 4.00 pm to midnight on 24 December 2012, and from noon to midnight on 25 and 26 December 2012: (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 onwards on 24, 25 and 26 December 2012: (i) Gloucester Road service road northbound between Kingston Street and the U- turn slip road of Gloucester Road service road southbound; (ii) Sugar Street; (iii) Gloucester Road southbound between the ramp leading from Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road; (iv) Gloucester Road northbound between Causeway Road and Kingston Street (except for vehicles on Tai Hang Road flyover heading for Gloucester Road northbound); (v) Great George Street; (vi) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; and (vii) Kingston Street westbound between Gloucester Road northbound and Paterson Street. The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic in short notice in addition to (i) to (vii) above depending on actual situation: (i) Paterson Street between Gloucester Road westbound and Kingston Street; (ii) Kingston Street; and (iii) Cleveland Street. During the period of above road closures, the following traffic diversions will be implemented: 2

3 (i) Vehicles on Victoria Park Road flyover southbound will be diverted to Gloucester Road service road westbound; (ii) Vehicles on Yee Wo Street eastbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Sugar Street; (iii) Vehicles on Paterson Street southbound will be diverted to Kingston Street eastbound; and (iv) Vehicles on Cleveland Street southbound will be diverted to Kingston Street eastbound. (B) SUSPENSION OF PARKING SPACES, CARPARKS AND RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE ACCESS (1) Central District The on-street parking spaces, including the motorcycle parking spaces and metered parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended from 5.00 pm on 24 December 2012 to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012: (i) Stanley Street near D Aguilar Street; (ii) On Lan Street; and (iii) Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and D Aguilar 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 to pm daily between 12 December 2012 and 8 January 2013 (except the disabled parking spaces, part of motorcycle parking spaces and a total of 10 numbers of parking spaces will remain open for public use) for the use of Police vehicles and vehicles bearing of the authorization of the organizer of the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo. (b) Public Car Parks at Great George Street and Park Lane Hotel Vehicles will be prohibited from accessing to and exiting from the public car parks within the closed roads at Great George Street (the In Square and Hang Lung Centre) and the Park Lane Hotel until crowd dispersal and the closed roads are re-opened. Vehicles illegally parked will be towed away by the Police without prior notice and may be subject to multiple ticketing. Special Traffic Arrangements on 31 December 2012 (A) ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS (1) Central District 3

4 (a) Central Ferry Pier Area Depending on the crowd condition, the following road closure and traffic diversion may be implemented around 6.00 pm on 31 December 2012 onwards in phases or simultaneously if necessary: Phase I Road Closure (i) The leftmost lane outside Central Pier No. 4-7, Man Kwong Street eastbound. Phase II Road Closure (i) Man Po Street; (ii) Man Yiu Street between Man Kwong Street and Man Cheung Street; (iii) Man Kwong Street eastbound; and (iv) Man Kwong Street east of Man Yiu Street. 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 westbound 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 Man Kwong Street; and (vi) Finance Street. Traffic Diversion (i) Traffic along Connaught Road West flyover heading for Man Po Street and Man Kwong Street will be diverted to 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 eastbound heading for Man Yiu Street northbound will be prohibited and must turn right onto Man Yiu Street southbound; (iv) Traffic along Connaught Road Central eastbound heading for Man Kwong Street will be prohibited; and 4

5 (v) 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. (b) Lan Kwai Fong Phase I The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 6.00 pm on 31 December (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. Phase II The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic in addition to Phase I from 8.00 pm on 31 December (i) On Lan Street; (ii) D Aguilar Street between Queen s Road Central and Wellington Street; (iii) Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen s Road Central; (iv) Stanley Street between D Aguilar Street and Pottinger Street; and (v) Wellington Street between D Aguilar Street and Pottinger Street. (c) 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 31 December 2012 to pm on 1 January 2013: (i) Chater Road between Pedder Street and Jackson Road; and (ii) Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central. (2) Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Tin Hau (a) Wan Chai North - Pyrotechnic Display for New Year 2013 Phase I The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 9.00 pm on 31 December 2012 : Road Closure (i) Expo Drive ; (ii) Expo Drive Central; and 5

6 (iii) Expo Drive East Phase II The following road section will be closed to all vehicular traffic in addition to Phase I from pm on 31 December 2012 (i) The section of Convention Avenue between Fenwick Pier Street and Fleming Road. (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 from 5.00 pm onwards on 31 December 2012: The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic in 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) The section of Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Leighton Road; (ii) Sharp Street East; (iii) Matheson Street; (iv) The section of 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; (viii) Kai Chiu Road; (ix) Pak Sha Road; (x) Foo Ming Street; and (xi) 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 about 50 metres east of Canal Road East; and (iii) the western kerbside 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 West; and (v) Cannon Street. 6

7 From 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) Lee Garden Road between Hennessy Road and Lan Fong Road; (iv) Cheung Woo Lane; (v) Wan Chai Road between Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road West; and (vi) Bowrington Road. The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 8.00 pm onwards: (i) Vehicles on Gloucester Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Canal Road East southbound; and (ii) Vehicles on Canal Road West northbound will be prohibited from making an U-turning onto Canal Road East. During the implementation of the special traffic arrangements at Times Square, tram service will continue to be maintained on Hennessy Road unless it is necessary to close Hennessy Road during the crowd dispersal after midnight. 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 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 will be diverted to 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 diverted to Yee Wo Street eastbound. (c) In the vicinity of Victoria Park (The 47 th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo) Pedestrian Precinct The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 4.00 pm on 31 December 2012: (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 about 6.00 pm onwards on 31 December 2012 in phases. 7

8 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; (iv) Gloucester Road northbound south of Kingston Street; (v) Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and (vi) Kingston Street westbound between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road. From 8.00 pm onwards (i) Kingston Street; (ii) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Gloucester Road; and (iii) Cleveland Street. The following road sections will be closed to all vehiclular traffic in short notice after 8.00 pm onwards in addition to the above road closure: (i) One lane of Gloucester Road service road westbound between Victoria Park flyover and Cannon Street; (ii) Tai Hang flyover northbound; (iii) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street; (iv) Electric Road between Yacht Street and Lau Sin Street (except for franchised buses and residents of Park Tower); and (v) Tsing Fung Street (except for franchised buses). Traffic Diversions From 6.00 pm onwards (i) Vehicles on Victoria Park Road flyover will be diverted to Gloucester Road service road westbound. From 8.00 pm onwards (i) Lau Li Street may be re-routed from one-way eastbound to one-way westbound traffic when Electric Road between Yacht Street and Lau Sin Street was closed to all vehiclular traffic (except for franchised buses and residents of Park Tower). (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 2012 until road closure is lifted. (B) SUSPENSION OF PARKING SPACES, CARPARKS AND RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE ACCESS (1) Central (a) Lan Kwai Fong 8

9 From 5.00 pm on 31 December 2012 to 6.00 am on 1 January 2013, the on-street parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended: (i) Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and D Aguilar Street; (ii) Stanley Street near D Aguilar Street; and (iii) On Lan Street. (b) Cotton Tree Drvie slip road From 5.00 pm on 31 December 2012 to 2.00 am on 1 January 2013, the on-street parking spaces, disabled parking spaces and motorcycle parking spaces on the Cotton Tree Drive slip road (near Lower Peak Tram Terminus) will be suspended. (2) Causeway Bay (a) Times Square and its vicinity From 4.00 pm on 31 December 2012 to 2.00 am on 1 January 2013, the on-street parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended: (i) All metered parking spaces on Lockhart Road east of Marsh Road; (ii) All metered parking spaces on Jaffe Road east of Marsh Road; (iii) All metered parking spaces on Expo Drive and Expo Drive East; (iv) All metered parking spaces on Lung King Street; (v) The carpark at Times Square; (vi) The carpark at Leighton Centre; and (vii) The carpark at Yiu Wa Street. (b) Tung Lo Wan Road From 5.00 pm on 31 December 2012 to 4.00 am on 1 January 2013, all on- street metered parking spaces 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 will be temporarily suspended from 8.00 am to pm daily between 12 December 2012 and 8 January 2013 (except the disabled parking space, part of motorcycle parking spaces and 10 numbers of parking spaces near the exit of the carpark will remain open for public use) and from 3.00 pm on 31 December 2012 to 2.00 am on 1 January 2013 (except the disabled parking space and motorcycle parking spaces) 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 9

10 From 6.00 pm on 31 December 2012 to 4.00 am on 1 January 2013 during the period of the above road closures, vehicles will be restricted from entering or leaving the carparks on Great George Street (the In Square and Hang Lung Centre) and Park Lane Hotel 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 set 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. (C) Prohibition to Learner Drivers All learner drivers will be prohibited from driving into the following road sections from 6.00 pm to pm on 31 December 2012: (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 Special Traffic Arrangements on 24 and 25 December 2012 (A) ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS (1) Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom The following road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented on 24 December 2012 from the times specified below until it is safe to re-open the roads to normal vehicular traffic. Phase I: From 6.00 pm on 24 December 2012 (a) Road Closures (i) Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Hung Hom Road; (ii) Princess Margaret Road Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass; (iii) Salisbury Road elevated road westbound (near International Mail Centre); (iv) Salisbury Road westbound between Hong Chong Road and Kowloon Park Drive; (v) Salisbury Road eastbound between Kowloon Park Drive and Science Museum Road; (vi) U-turn slip road outside Nikko Hotel leading from Salisbury Road eastbound onto Salisbury Road westbound; 10

11 (vii) Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (viii) Mody Lane; (ix) Hong Wan Path; (x) Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road; (xi) Kowloon Park Drive southbound (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xii) Ashley Road; (xiii) Hankow Road; (xiv) Lock Road; (xv) Nathan Road northbound between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road; (xvi) Nathan Road southbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (xvii) Carnarvon Road between Nathan Road and Granville Road; (xviii) Bristol Avenue; (xix) Hanoi Road; (xx) Hart Avenue; (xxi) Minden Row; (xxii) Blenheim Avenue; (xxiii) Middle Road; (xxiv) Chatham Road South northbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (xxv) Chatham Road South southbound between Mody Road and Salisbury Road; (xxvi) Science Museum Path; (xxvii) Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xxviii) Granville Square; (xxix) Hau Fook Street; (xxx) Cameron Lane; (xxxi) Cameron Road; (xxxii) Prat Avenue; (xxxiii) Humphreys Avenue; (xxxiv) Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road; (xxxv) Mody Road westbound between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; (xxxvi) Minden Avenue; (xxxvii) Peking Road; (xxxviii) Ichang Street; (xxxix) Haiphong Road; and (xl) Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus. (b) Traffic Diversions (i) Vehicles on Mody Road eastbound will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Lane; (ii) Vehicles from Hung Hom Road southbound will be diverted to the roundabout at Cheong Tung Road South; (iii) Vehicles on Metropolis Drive eastbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Hung Hom Bypass southbound; (iv) Vehicles on Princess Margaret Road Link southbound will be diverted onto Metropolis Drive westbound; (v) Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed to one-way eastbound; 11

12 (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) (xi) (xii) (xiii) 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 green minibuses; Vehicles on Canton Road southbound will be diverted to make a U-turn onto Canton Road northbound outside China Hong Kong City; Vehicles on Kowloon Park Drive northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Canton Road southbound; Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Granville Road eastbound; Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Cameron Road westbound; Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted onto Mody Road eastbound; Vehicles on Science Museum Road will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Road westbound; and Vehicles on Hong Tat Path will be prohibited from turning onto Science Museum Path. Phase II: From 6.30 pm on 24 December 2012 Road and Bus Terminus Closures (i) Kowloon Park Drive; (ii) Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive; and (iii) Star Ferry Bus Terminus. Phase III: Additional Road Closures on 24 December 2012 (Depends on crowd situation) Depending on the crowd situation, the following additional road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented by the Police:- (a) Additional 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) Chatham Road South southbound between Cheong Wan Road and Mody Road (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xv) Mody Road eastbound between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; and (xvi) Mody Square. 12

13 (b) Additional 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 onto Kimberley Street; (iii) Vehicles on Jordan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Nathan Road southbound; (iv) Vehicles on Pilkem Street northbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Bowring Street eastbound; (v) Vehicles on Bowring Street eastbound will be diverted to Pilkem Street northbound; (vi) Vehicles on Austin Road westbound and Cox s Road southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Pine Tree Hill Road; (vii) Vehicles on Cheong Wan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Chatham Road South southbound; and (viii) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted to Austin Road westbound or Cheong Wan Road eastbound. Special Traffic Arrangements on 31 December 2012 The following road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented on 31 December 2012 from the times specified below until it is safe to re-open the roads to normal vehicular traffic. Phase I: From 7.30 pm on 31 December 2012 (a) Road Closures (i) Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Hung Hom Road; (ii) Princess Margaret Road Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass; (iii) Salisbury Road elevated road westbound (near International Mail Centre); (iv) Salisbury Road westbound between Hong Chong Road and Kowloon Park Drive; (v) Salisbury Road eastbound between Kowloon Park Drive and Science Museum Road; (vi) U-turn slip road outside Nikko Hotel leading from Salisbury Road eastbound onto Salisbury Road westbound; (vii) Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (viii) Mody Lane; (ix) Hong Wan Path; (x) Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road; (xi) Kowloon Park Drive southbound (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xii) Ashley Road; (xiii) Hankow Road; (xiv) Lock Road; (xv) Nathan Road northbound between Bowring Road and Salisbury Road; (xvi) Nathan Road southbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (xvii) Carnarvon Road between Nathan Road and Granville Road; (xviii) Bristol Avenue; (xix) Hanoi Road; (xx) Hart Avenue; (xxi) Minden Row; 13

14 (xxii) Blenheim Avenue; (xxiii) Middle Road; (xxiv) Chatham Road South northbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (xxv) Chatham Road South southbound between Mody Road and Salisbury Road; (xxvi) Science Museum Path; (xxvii) Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road (except franchised buses and green minibuses); (xxviii) Granville Square; (xxix) Hau Fook Street; (xxx) Cameron Lane; (xxxi) Cameron Road; (xxxii) Prat Avenue; (xxxiii) Humphrey s Avenue; (xxxiv) Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road; (xxxv) Mody Road westbound between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; (xxxvi) Minden Avenue; (xxxvii) Peking Road; (xxxviii) Ichang Street; (xxxix) Haiphong Road; (xl) Unnamed access road between Austin Road West and West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade; and (xli) Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Bus Terminus. (b) Traffic Diversions (i) Vehicles on Mody Road eastbound will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Lane; (ii) Vehicles from Hung Hom Road southbound will be directed to the roundabout at Cheong Tung Road South; (iii) Vehicles on Metropolis Drive eastbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Hung Hom Bypass southbound; (iv) Vehicles on Princess Margaret Road Link southbound will be diverted to Metropolis Drive westbound; (v) Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed to one-way eastbound; (vi) 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; (vii) Vehicles on Canton Road southbound will diverted to make a U-turn onto Canton Road northbound outside China Hong Kong City; (viii) Vehicles on Kowloon Park Drive northbound will be prohibited from turning onto Canton Road southbound; (ix) Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Granville Road eastbound; (x) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Cameron Road westbound and will be diverted to turn left onto Mody Road eastbound; (xi) Vehicles on Science Museum Road will be prohibited from turning onto Mody Road westbound; and (xii) Vehicles on Hong Tat Path will be prohibited from turning onto Science Museum Path. 14

15 Phase II: From 8.00 pm on 31 December 2012 Road Closures (i) Kowloon Park Drive; (ii) Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive; and (iii) Star Ferry Pier Bus Terminus. Phase III: From pm on 31 December 2012 (a) (b) Road Closures (i) Austin Road West between Wui Man Road and Nga Cheung Road; (ii) Nga Cheung Road flyover between private road (North) on podium level of Kowloon Station and Austin Road West; (iii) Lin Cheung Road between Jordan Road and Austin Road West; (iv) Nga Cheung Road between Station Perimeter Road (South) on ground level and Austin Road West; and (v) Kin Wan Street. 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 Nga Cheung Road southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Station Perimeter Road (South) eastbound; (iv) Vehicles on Station Perimeter Road (South) westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Nga Cheung Road northbound; (v) Vehicles on Nga Cheung Road flyover southbound will be diverted to turn left onto private road (North) on podium level of Kowloon Station; (vi) Vehicles on private road (North) on podium level of Kowloon Station westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Nga Cheung Road flyover northbound; and (vii) Vehicles on Hung Luen Road will be prohibited from turning onto Kin Wan Street. Phase IV: From pm on 31 December 2012 (a) Road Closures (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (ii) (iii) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) Wui Man Road; Austin Road West between Wui Man Road and Canton Road; Nathan Road northbound between Jordan Road and Bowring Street; Nathan Road southbound between Jordan Road and Granville Road; Bowring Street between Pilkem Street and Nathan Road; Tak Shing Street between Nathan Road and Tak Hing Street; Pine Tree Hill Road; Hillwood Road; Kimberley Road between Nathan Road and Observatory Road; Kimberley Street; Granville Road between Nathan Road and Chatham Road South; 15

16 (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 green minibuses); (xvi) Mody Road eastbound between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; (xvii) Mody Square; and (xviii) Salisbury Road southbound between Hong Chong Road and Science Museum Road. (b) Traffic Diversions (i) Vehicles on Nathan Road southbound will be diverted to turn right onto Jordan Road westbound; (ii) Vehicles on Jordan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Nathan Road southbound; (iii) Vehicles on Road D1A(S) southbound will be diverted to turn left onto Wui Cheung Road eastbound; (iv) Vehicles on Observatory Road will be prohibited from turning onto Kimberley Street westbound; (v) Vehicles on Canton Road northbound and Austin Road westbound will be prohibited from turning onto Austin Road West westbound; (vi) Vehicles on Wui Cheung Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Wui Man Road; (vii) Vehicles on Austin Road westbound and Cox s Road southbound will be prohibited from turning onto Pine Tree Hill Road; (viii) Vehicles on Chatham Road South southbound will be diverted to Austin Road westbound or Cheong Wan Road eastbound; (ix) Vehicles on Cheong Wan Road westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Chatham Road South southbound; (x) Vehicles on Pilkem Street northbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Bowing Street eastbound; (xi) Vehicles on Bowing Street eastbound will be diverted to Pilkem Steet northbound; and (xii) Vehicles on Hong Chong Road heading to Tsim Sha Tsui will be diverted to Railway Approach. Additional Road Closures on 31 December 2012 (Depends on crowd situation) Depending on the crowd dispersal or emergency situation, the following additional road closures and traffic diversions will be implemented by the Police:- (a) (b) Additional Road Closures (i) Hung Luen Road between Wa Shun Street and Hung Lok Road; and (ii) Oi King Street. Additional Traffic Diversions (i) Vehicles on Hung Luen Road westbound will be diverted to turn left onto Wa Shun Street; (ii) Vehicles on Wa Shun Street will be diverted to turn right onto Hung Luen Road eastbound; 16

17 (iii) (iv) (v) Vehicles on Hung Lok Road southbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Hung Luen Road eastbound; Vehicles on Hung Luen Road eastbound will be diverted to turn left onto Hung Lok Road northbound; and Vehicles on Canton Road northbound will be prohibited to turn right onto Austin Road eastbound (except for franchised buses and Green minibuses). (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 2012 to 3.00 am on 25 December 2012, and from 3.30 pm on 31 December 2012 to 3.00 am on 1 January 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) (ii) Chatham Road South at the junction with Mody Road (before the implementation of arrangements in Phase III on 24 December 2012 and Phase IV on 31 December 2012); and Kowloon Park Drive at the junction with Peking Road (before the implementation of arrangements in Phase II on 24 December 2012 and 31 December 2012). (2) 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 8.00 pm on 31 December 2012 to am on 1 January 2013 or until it is safe to re-open the roads to traffic by the Police. During the suspension period, GMB Route nos. 12S 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 Traffic Arrangements on 31 December 2012 The section of Yuen Wo Road southbound between Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and Tam Kon Po Street in Sha Tin may be temporarily closed from pm on 31 December 2012 to am on 1 January 2013 when necessary. II. PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS 17

18 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 2012 with headway as follows: Special Arrangements on 24, 25, 31 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 (1) Island Line, Kwun Tong Line and Tsuen Wan Line (a) From 7.30 pm on 24 and 31 December 2012 to am on the respective following day at a headway of 3.5 minutes; (b) From am to 2.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 5 minutes; (c) From 2.30 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 8 minutes; and (d) From 3.30 am to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 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 2012 to am on the respective following day at a headway of 4 minutes; (b) From am to 2.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 5 minutes; (c) From 2.30 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 8 minutes; and (d) From 3.30 am to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 10 minutes. (3) Tseung Kwan O Line (Tiu Keng Leng LOHAS Park) (a) From 7.30 pm on 24 and 31 December 2012 to 3.30 am on the respective following day at a headway of 12 minutes; and (b) From 3.30 am to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 15 minutes. (4) Tung Chung Line (a) From 8.00 pm on 24 and 31 December 2012 to am on the respective following day at a headway of 6 minutes; (b) From am to 1.45 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 8 minutes and 6 minutes respectively; and (c) From 1.45 am to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 12 minutes. (5) East Rail Line (Hung Hom Sheung Shui) (a) From am to 1.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 6 minutes and 5.5 minutes respectively; (b) From 1.30 am to 3.00 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 10 minutes and 8 minutes respectively; and (c) From 3.00 am to 5.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 15 minutes. 18

19 (6) Ma On Shan Line (a) From midnight to 2.00 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 6.5 minutes; (b) From 2.00 am to 3.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 10 minutes; and (c) From 3.30 am to 5.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 15 minutes. (7) West Rail Line (a) From midnight to 1.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 5.5 minutes and 5 minutes respectively; (b) From 1.30 am to 3.00 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 at a headway of 10 minutes and 8 minutes respectively; and (c) From 3.00 am to 5.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 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) pm on 24 December 2012 and December 2012 to 5.30 am of respective following day 614P and 615P 3.00 am to 5.30 am on 25 December 2012 and 1 January and am to 5.30 am on 25 December and 1 January 2013 (b) Strengthened Services: Route Period Headway (minutes) pm to pm on 24 and December pm to pm on 24 and December P and 615P pm on 24 and 31 December 2012 to 3.00 am on the respective following day and pm on 24 and 31 December to 1.30 am on the respective following day (c) The services of Feeder Bus Route 506 and K51 on 24 and 31 December 2012 will be extended to 2.00 am on the following day at a headway of minutes. (9) Airport Express (a) The service of Airport Express will start at 5.00 am at Hong Kong Station and 5.26 am at Asia World-Expo Station on 22, 23 and 24 December

20 (b) The train service at Asia World-Expo will be extended from am to 1.25 am at a headway of 20 minutes on 26, 27 and 28 December 2012 and 1 January (10) The services and schedules of other MTR services remained normal services and schedule. B. FERRY SERVICES AND PUBLIC LANDING STEPS (1) Discovery Bay Ferry Services Special sailings on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013: Central - Discovery Bay From Central From Discovery Bay Additional Sailings 1.30 am 2.45 am am 2.00 am (2) The New World First Ferry Services will strengthen the Central to Cheung Chau ferry service on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013 subject to demand. (3) The Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry Services Additional sailings on 25 December 2012 and 1 January 2013: Central Peng Chau From Peng Chau From Central Additional Departures 1.00 am (fast ferry sailing) 1.45 am (fast ferry sailing) (4) Star Ferry Services The operating hours of the following ferry services will be extended: Kowloon Point Central Service extended to 24 December am on the following day 25 December am Harbour Tour Service Departure time of additional sailing From Kowloon Point 9.55 pm on 31 December 2012 (5) Park Island Ferry Services Additional sailings on 1 January 2013: Direction From Ma Wan From Central Additional Departures am am (6) Kaito Ferry Service (Ma Liu Shui Tung Peng Chau) Additional sailings on 25 December 2012: Direction Additional Departures 20

21 From Ma Liu Shui 3.30 pm (7) Landing Steps in Kowloon Public Pier and Central Pier Nos. 9 and 10 Landing Steps in Kowloon Public Pier and Central Pier Nos. 9 and 10 will be temporarily closed from 9.30 pm on 31 December 2012 to 1.00 am on 1 January (C) HONG KONG TRAMWAYS SERVICES (1) Extension of Service The tram services will be extended to 3.00 am of the respective following day on 24 December and 31 December (2) Suspension of Services From 6.00 pm on 31 December 2012 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 may be suspended. (3) Temporary Suspension of Tram Stops The following tram stops will be suspended from about 7.30 pm onwards on 31 December 2012: (a) (b) (c) (d) Hennessy Road near Percival Street; Yee Wo Street near Paterson Street; Yee Wo Street near Sugar Street; and Causeway Road outside Victoria Park Gate 1 (eastbound and westbound). (D) PEAK TRAM SERVICE (a) (b) The Peak Tram service will be extended on 24 December 2012 to 1.00 am on the following day; and The Peak Tram service will be extended on 31 December 2012 to 1.00 am on the following day. (E) CENTRAL TO MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR AND WALKWAY SYSTEM (a) (b) The services will be extended on 24 and 25 December 2012 to 1.00 am on the following day respectively; and The services will be extended on 31 December 2012 to 3.00 am on the following day. (F) BUS SERVICES HONG KONG ISLAND Special Arrangements on 24 December

22 (a) Strengthening of Bus Services The bus services of NWFB Routes 9, 15, N8, N8P and N796, CTB Routes 5B, 5X and N8X and Cross Harbour Routes 102, 118, 171, 307, 619, 930, 962, 969, 970X, N118, N121, N122, N171, N619, N680, N796, N962 and N969 will be strengthened subject to passenger demand. (b) Special Bus Services (i) New World First Bus Services The following special bus services will be operated from early morning on 25 December 2012: Route Direction From To N15 to the Peak am 1.00 am Headway (mins.) Fare 20 $14.0 to Central (Exchange Square) 1.10 am 1.40 am N15C to Garden Road (Lower Peak Tram Station) midnight 1.00 am 30 $5.8 to Central (Central Piers) am 1.10 am N18 to Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) am 1.00 am 15 $7.6 to North Point (Healthy Street Central) am 1.00 am 23S to Pokfield Road am 1.45 am $9.8 to Causeway Bay (Central Library) am - - N38 to Chi Fu Fa Yuen am 1.50 am 12 $9.8 to Causeway Road am 1.00 am N116 to Tsz Wan Shan (Central) am 1.30 am 10 $

23 N590 to Central (Exchange Square) to South Horizons midnight am 1.00 am 1.40 am 10 $10.0 N601 to Po Tat am 1.30 am 15 $15.5 (ii) Citybus Services The following special bus services will be operated from early morning on 25 December 2012: Headway Route Direction From To (mins.) Fare N5X to Kennedy Town am 3.00 am $6.6 72S to Wah Kwai am 3.00 am $7.1 N96 to Lei Tung Estate am 2.00 am 15 $7.1 N98 to Aberdeen (Chengtu Road) to Lei Tung Estate am 1.00 am 1.45 am 2.00 am 15 $3.7 N307 to Tai Po Central am 1.00 am 20 $33.6 N592 to South Horizons am 3.00 am $7.1 (c) Bus Stop Arrangements Central The following bus stop arrangements will be implemented from 8.00 pm on 24 December 2012 to 6.00 am on the following day: Route Direction Bus stops Suspended Bus Stops Added 13 and 23A to Mid-levels 1. opposite to 1 Queen s Road Central 2. 2 D Aguilar Street Lyndhurst Terrace Hollywood Road 5. 4 Arbuthnot Road 1. No.25 Cotton Tree Drive 2. No.2 Kennedy Road 23

24 13 to Central 1. 6 Ice House Street outside Alexandra House 1. Pedder Street outside Wheelock House 12M and 40M to Mid-levels 1. 6 D Aguilar St Lyndhurst St Hollywood Rd Arbuthnot Rd 1. Pedder Street outside Wheelock House 2. Cotton Tree Drive outside Hong Kong Park Kennedy Road The following bus stop arrangements will be implemented from 8.00 pm on 24 December 2012 to pm on 26 December 2012: Route Direction Bus stops Suspended Bus Stops Added 26 to Lai Tak Tsuen Wyndham Street outside Hotel LKF 2. Ice House Street outside Zetland Street Zone Substation G Ice House Street outside New Henry House 4. Chater Road outside Statue Square H2 to Central 1. Chater Road outside Statue Square Arbuthnot Road outside Arbuthnot House 2. Upper Albert Road outside Government House 3. 8 Garden Road outside St. John's Cathedral 4. Queen's Road Central opposite HSBC Main Building Pedder Street outside Wheelock House 6. Connaught Road Central outside Jardine House 1. Connaught Road Central outside Statue Square 5X to Kennedy Town 1. Des Voeux Road Central near HSBC Main Building 2. Ice House Street outside Alexandra House 2. Queen s Road Central opposite HSBC 3. Pedder Street outside Wheelock House 24

25 12A and 40M 1, 5, 5B and10 to Admiralty/ Wan Chai to Eastern District 1. Ice House Street outside Alexandra House 2. Chater Road outside Chater House 3. Chater Road outside Statue Square 1. Chater Road outside Chater House 2. Chater Road outside Statute Square 3. Murray Road 1. Queen s Road Central opposite HSBC 2. Connaught Road Central opposite Jardine House 1 Des Voeux Road Central outside Alexandra House 2 Des Voeux Road Central outside Chater Garden Causeway Bay The bus stops on Causeway Road eastbound (between Victoria Park Main Entrance and Hing Fat Street) will be re-arranged into seven groups from am on 12 December 2012 to pm 8 January 2013 as follows: (i) Routes to Chai Wan and 8, 8P, 8X, 81, N8, N8P and N8X; Siu Sai Wan: (ii) Routes to Shau Kei Wan: 2X, N2X and 802 ; (iii) Routes to Shau Kei Wan: 2, 2A, 77 and N72; (iv) Routes to North Point: 5, 5X, 10, 15B,19, 23, 25, 25C, 38, 42, 42C, 63, 65, A11, E11 and R11; (v) Tunnel Routes to 307, 603, 603P,680, 680X, 681, 681P,N307 and New Territories via EHC: N680; (vi) Routes to North Point, 112, 116, N122, 601, 601P, 619, 621, 671, 690, 692, Shau Kei Wan, and tunnel N601, N619 and N691; Routes to Kowloon via EHC: (vii) Routes to Causeway Bay, 23S, 102, 106, 110, 103, 170, N11, N38, N170,N182, North Point, Shau Kei Wan, N368, 914, 914X, 948, 948P and 968 and tunnel Routes to Kowloon, New Territories and Airport: The following bus stop arrangements may be implemented from 6.00 pm on 24, 25 and 26 December 2012 subject to the closure of Gloucester Road southbound: Route Direction Bus stops Suspended Bus Stops Added 2, 19, 102, to Eastern District 1. Gloucester Road outside Victoria Park Western Gate 1. Victoria Park Road outside Causeway Causeway Road outside Bay Typhoon Shelte and Victoria Park Main Gate Wing Hing Street King s Road near Ngan Mok Street 25

26 307 and N307 to Tai Po 1. Gloucester Road outside Victoria Park Western Gate Hennessy Road before Stewart Road Hennessy Road after Tonnochy Road Hennessy Road near Wan Chai Fire Station 4. Yee Wo Street outside Hong Kong Mansion 5. Causeway Road outside Victoria Park Others (1) Bus stop for routes N11 and N182 towards Airport or Yu Chui Court at Tung Lo Wan Road opposite St. Paul s Hospital will be suspended from midnight to 6.00 am on 25 December Bus stops will be added at Causeway Road outside Victoria Park and Hing Fat Street outside Victoria Park Tennis Court. (d) Diversion of Bus Services During the closure of roads in different stages, the following diversions of buses will be implemented. New World First Bus Services Central From 8.00 pm on 24 December 2012 to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012: ` Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 26 to Eastern District 13 and 23A to Mid-levels via Hollywood Road, Arbuthnot Road, Upper Albert Road, Garden Road, Queen s Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central, Harcourt Road, Cotton Tree Drive and Queensway via Cotton Tree Drive, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road 13 to Central via Caine Road, Upper Albert Road, Garden Road, Queen s Road Central and Pedder Street From 8.00 pm on 24 December 2012 to pm on 26 December Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing H2 to Central via Garden Road, Cotton Tree Drive, Lambeth Walk, Chater Road and Jackson Road Causeway Bay 26

27 From 6.00 pm on 24, 25 and 26 December 2012, subject to closure of Gloucester Road southbound: Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 2 and 19 to Eastern via Victoria Park Road eastbound, Wing Hing Street and King s District Road eastbound. Citybus Services Central From 8.00 pm on 24 December 2012 to pm on 26 December 2012: Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 1, 5, 5B and 10 to Eastern District via Des Voeux Road Central and Queensway. 12A and 40M to Admiralty / Wan Chai via Queen s Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central and Cotton Tree Drive. 5X to Kennedy Town via Queen s Road Central, Pedder Street and Connaught Road Central From 8.00 pm on 24 December 2012 to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012: Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 12M and 40M to Mid-level/ Wah Fu via Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central, Cotton Tree Drive slip road, Garden Road, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road. Causeway Bay From midnight to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012: Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing N11 to Airport via Causeway Road, Hing Fat Street and Victoria Park Road. Cross Harbour Route Services Causeway Bay From 6.00 pm on 24, 25 and 26 December 2012, subject to closure of Gloucester Road southbound: Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing 307 and to Tai Po via Gloucester Road, Fleming Road, Hennessy Road, Yee Wo N , 106 and 110 to Eastern District Street and Causeway Road. via Victoria Park Road eastbound, Wing Hing Street and King s Road eastbound. From midnight to 6.00 am on 25 December 2012: Route Direction Diversion before resuming to normal routeing N182 Yu Chui Court via Causeway Road, Hing Fat Street and Victoria Park Road. 27

28 The above bus diversion and bus stop arrangements subject to the discretion of Hong Kong Police. Special Arrangements on 31 December 2012 (a) Strengthening of Bus Services The bus services of NWFB Routes 9, 15, N8 and N8P, CTB Routes 5B, 5X, 7 and N8X and Cross Harbour Routes 102, 118, 171, 307, 619, 780, 788, 930, 962, 969, 970X, N118, N121, N122, N171, N619, N680, N796, N962 and N969 will be strengthened subject to passenger demand. (b) Special Bus Services The following special bus services will be operated from late night on 31 December 2012: (i) New World First Bus Services Route Direction From To N2X to Shau Kei Wan 1.12 am 2.00 am Headway (mins.) 12 Fare $7.4 to Wan Chai Ferry am 1.15 am 15 N15 to the Peak am 1.00 am 6-10 $14.0 to Central (Exchange Square) 1.10 am 1.40 am 10 N15C To Garden Road (Lower Peak Tram Station) midnight 1.00 am 30 $5.8 to Central (Central Piers) am 1.10 am N18 to Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) to North Point (Healthy Street Central) am am 1.00 am 1.00 am 15 $7.6 23S to Pokfield Road am 1.45 am $9.8 to Causeway Bay (Central Library) am