Special Traffic Arrangements for Dragon Boat Races on May 30-31: Road Closures and Parking Suspensions Announced.

Special traffic arrangements for Tuen Ng Festival

Police will implement special traffic arrangements in various districts from May 30 to 31 to facilitate public viewing of the dragon boat races and to ensure smooth vehicular traffic movement and pedestrian safety.

Southern District

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A. Road closure

Stanley Link Road and Hoi Fung Path will be closed from 6am to 7pm on May 31, except for vehicles of local residents.

Stanley New Street and Stanley Market Road will be closed from 7am to 6pm on May 31, except for vehicles of local residents and vehicles with permit.

Kwun Hoi Path will be closed from 7am to 5pm on May 31, except for vehicles of local residents.

Stanley Main Street will be designated as a pedestrian precinct from 7am to 11pm on May 31.

B. Suspension of parking spaces and car park

The following parking spaces and car park will be suspended from 6am on May 30 to 7pm on May 31:

- All parking spaces on Stanley Link Road; and

- The public car park near the refuse collection point on Stanley Beach Road.

The following parking spaces will be suspended from 6am to 7pm on May 31:

- Eleven metered parking spaces on Island Road opposite to the Hong Kong Golf Club;

- Four metered parking spaces on Island Road opposite to the Deep Water Bay Golf Course;

- Sixteen metered parking spaces on Island Road near the Deep Water Bay Beach barbecue site; and

- All motorcycle parking spaces on Island Road.

All parking spaces on Kwun Hoi Path will be suspended from 7am to 5pm on May 31.

Sha Tin

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The cycling track along the northern riverside of Shing Mun River Channel outside Yuen Wo Tennis Court will be closed from 2pm on May 30 to 3pm on May 31.

The cycling track along the northern riverside of Shing Mun River Channel between Yuen Wo Road Sports Centre and Sha Tin Sports Ground will be closed from 7am to 2.30pm on May 31.

Tai Po

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A. Road closure

Dai King Street, Dai Hei Street and Dai Kwai Street south of Dai Cheong Street will be closed from 6pm on May 30 to 5pm on May 31, except for taxis and vehicles with permit.

B. Closure of cycling track

The cycling track inside Tai Po Waterfront Park near Tai Po Industrial Estate will be closed from 7am to 5pm on May 31.

C. Suspension of parking spaces and car park

Dai Shing Street Car Park will be suspended from 6pm on May 30 to 5pm on May 31, except for vehicles with permit.

The on-street parking spaces on Dai King Street, Dai Hei Street and Dai Kwai Street south of Dai Cheong Street will be suspended from 6pm on May 30 to 5pm on May 31, except for vehicles with permit.

All vehicles parked illegally during the implementation of the above special traffic arrangements will be towed away without prior warning, and may be subject to multiple ticketing.

Police will implement the above arrangements subject to traffic and crowd conditions in the area. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience, and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.

Notes exchange service and electronic lai-see for Chinese New Year

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

As the Chinese New Year draws near, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the three note-issuing banks (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited) announced today (January 13) that new notes and good-as-new notes, i.e. used notes which are in good condition and suitable for use as lai-see, will be available for exchange at branches of the three note-issuing banks from February 3 (Tuesday) to February 16 (Monday).

The HKMA encourages the public to use electronic channels including the Faster Payment System available via online or mobile banking, or other e-wallet services for giving lai-see. Giving electronic lai-see is simple and convenient, and will contribute to sustainable development by reducing the usage of physical red packets and banknotes. Major banks and electronic payment operators will encourage giving electronic lai-see by various promotional programmes. The public may refer to the details of these programmes as and when announced by banks and operators.

The three note-issuing banks will put in place appropriate measures to facilitate the notes exchange, including:

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Advancing the opening hour to 8am on the first 3 days of the service period, i.e. February 3 (Tuesday) to February 5 (Thursday), and dedicating the aforesaid additional operation hour, i.e. 8am to 9am, exclusively for providing the notes exchange service;

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Offering online booking service for both new notes and good-as-new notes starting from January 27 (Tuesday), details of which will be announced by individual note-issuing banks within next week; and

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Putting in place crowd management measures such as distributing physical tickets and implementing queue management when needed.

Members of the public who desire to use cash for giving lai-see may wish to check for any remaining stock of new notes or good-as-new notes at home before going to a bank. Also, there is no need to rush to exchange for new notes and good-as-new notes during the first few days of the service period as banks will ensure the supply of these notes throughout the service period.

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