Police Announce Traffic Changes for Hong Kong's 28th Anniversary Flag Raising Ceremonies

Special traffic arrangements for flag raising ceremonies to celebrate 28th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR

     Police announced today (June 27) that it will implement the following special traffic arrangements in phases from June 29 to July 1 to facilitate the holding of the flag raising ceremonies in Central, Wan Chai North and Tin Hau to mark the celebration of the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

A. Road closure

     The following roads will be closed, except for authorised vehicles:

(a) From 7.30am to 11.40am on June 29 and from 0.01am on June 30 to 1pm on July 1:

- Expo Drive;

- Expo Drive Central;

- Expo Drive East; and

- The slip road leading from the Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel (CWBT) to Expo Drive.

(b) From 0.01am on June 30 to 1pm on July 1:

     Eastbound Lung Wo Road between the Wan Chai portal of the CWBT and Fleming Road.

(c) From 7am to 8am on June 30:

     Tung Lo Wan Road between Causeway Road and Lin Fa Kung Street West.

(d) From 7.15am to 8.30am on June 30:

     Lung Wo Road between Edinburgh Place and Tim Wa Avenue.

(e) From 5.30am to 1pm on July 1:

- Westbound Lung Wo Road between the Wan Chai portal of the CWBT and Fleming Road; and  

- Lung Tat Path.

B. Traffic diversions

     In connection with the arrangements as mentioned above, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

(a) From 7.30am to 11.40am on June 29 and from 0.01am on June 30 to 1pm on July 1:

     Traffic from Central heading for Wan Chai will be diverted via Man Po Street, eastbound Yiu Sing Street and eastbound Lung Wo Road.

(b) From 0.01am on June 30 to 1pm on July 1:

- Traffic along eastbound Lung Wo Road heading for Fleming Road and Hung Hing Road must turn right to southbound Lung Hop Street, and vehicles heading for Island Eastern Corridor will continue travelling along eastbound Lung Wo Road to enter eastbound CWBT; and

- Traffic turning right from northbound Lung Hop Street can only enter eastbound CWBT via eastbound Lung Wo Road.

(c) From 7am to 8am on June 30:

     Traffic along westbound King’s Road will be diverted to westbound Causeway Road.

(d) From 7.15am to 8.30am on June 30:

- Traffic along eastbound Lung Wo Road will be diverted via southbound Edinburgh Place; and

- Traffic along westbound Lung Wo Road will be diverted via southbound Tim Wa Avenue.

(e) From 5.30am to 1pm on July 1:

     Traffic along westbound Hung Hing Road heading for westbound Lung Wo Road must turn left to southbound Fleming Road, northbound Fleming Road, westbound Harbour Road, Fenwick Pier Street roundabout, westbound Fenwick Pier Street and northbound Lung Hop Street.

C. Suspension of parking spaces and pick-up/drop-off area

- The coach metered parking spaces and pick-up/drop-off areas at Expo Drive and Expo Drive East will be suspended from 7.30am to 11.40am on June 29 and from 0.01am on June 30 to 1pm on July 1; and

- All metered, motorcycle and disabled parking spaces on Tung Lo Wan Road between Causeway Road and Lin Fa Kung Street West will be suspended from 10pm on June 29 to 8am on June 30.

     All vehicles parked illegally during the implementation of the above special 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.

HKSAR Government welcomes court's decision to dismiss Chow Hang Tung's application for judicial review on clothing policy for persons in custody

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government welcomes the judgment handed down by the Court of First Instance of the High Court today (January 13) to dismiss Chow Hang Tung's application for judicial review on the clothing policy for persons in custody (PICs).

The court judgment pointed out that the current clothing policy for PICs, including the requirement for female PICs to wear trousers in summer daytime, was formulated by the Correctional Services Department (CSD) as authorised by the Prison Rules. The Court was satisfied that the CSD had the expertise and experience in the relevant context, and that it had carefully considered various factors, taken into account of professional opinion when making the decision, as well as reviewed the policy continuously. The Court ruled that Chow Hang Tung had failed to demonstrate that the current policy constituted less favourable treatment of a particular gender. The Court pointed out that there was currently no factual evidence to support any assertion that there was widespread concern about the health effects of wearing trousers in summer. In addition, the rule was not absolute, but instead allowed individual PICs to apply for exceptional arrangements in special circumstances. At the same time, the Court also rejected Chow Hang Tung's assertion that she had requested to the CSD in July and August 2024 to wear shorts and had been refused.

A spokesman for the Security Bureau said, "The ruling of the Court of First Instance confirmed that the CSD's approach is reasonable, justified and lawful. According to Rule 26 of the Prison Rules, the CSD must provide every PIC with a uniform that meets a scale imposed by the Commissioner of Correctional Services. Over the years, the CSD had appointed task groups from time to time to review the clothing arrangements of PICs. These reviews gave ample consideration to numerous factors, including the type of correctional institutions, PICs' varying daily routines and activities involved, the need for thermal, physical and psychological comfort for PICs of different genders, privacy and decency of PICs and the security, good order and discipline of the prison, so as to continuously refine clothing arrangements according to the prevailing circumstances."

The spokesman stated, "Chow Hang Tung's assertion that she requested to wear shorts in summer and was rejected by the CSD is entirely inconsistent with the facts and was rejected by the Court. Besides, the current clothing policy for PICs already provides a degree of flexibility. For example, a PIC may make an application to wear other clothing on medical or non-medical grounds to the CSD, and the CSD would make appropriate arrangements having considered the actual circumstances and relevant factors."

The CSD will continue to impartially implement the relevant rules of the Prison Rules in accordance with the law and commit to providing a secure, safe, humane, decent and healthy custodial environment.

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