Traffic Restrictions Announced for Chinese New Year Parade in Tsim Sha Tsui on February 17

Special traffic arrangements for International Chinese New Year Night Parade

The Police announced today (February 12) that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in phases in Tsim Sha Tsui on the first day of the Chinese New Year (February 17) to facilitate the holding of the International Chinese New Year Night Parade. Members of the public are urged to plan their journeys in advance and to make use of public transport services as far as possible.

A. Road closure

Phase I

The following roads will be closed from 3.30pm to 11.45pm, except for vehicles with a permit:

- Southbound Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road;

- The fast lane of southbound Kowloon Park Drive between Peking Road and Salisbury Road;

- Ashley Road between Haiphong Road and Peking Road;

- Hankow Road between Haiphong Road and Middle Road;

- Lock Road;

- Northbound Nathan Road between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road;

- Southbound Nathan Road between Granville Road and Salisbury Road;

- Westbound Kimberley Road between Carnarvon Road and Nathan Road;

- Cameron Lane;

- Eastbound Cameron Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road;

- Haiphong Road;

- Humphreys Avenue;

- Ichang Street;

- Mody Road between Nathan Road and Bristol Avenue;

- Peking Road between Ashley Road and Nathan Road;

- Peking Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive;

- Middle Road between Hankow Road and Salisbury Road;

- Eastbound Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive;

- Eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Hankow Road, expect for the slow lane;

- Eastbound Salisbury Road between Hankow Road and Chatham Road South;

- The slow lane of westbound Salisbury Road between Nathan Road and Kowloon Park Drive, including the pick-up/drop-off area outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre;

- Westbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Canton Road; and

- the Salisbury Road underpass.

Phase II

The following roads will be closed from 5pm to 11.45pm, except for vehicles with a permit:

- Ashley Road between Peking Road and Hankow Road;

- Middle Road between Hankow Road and Kowloon Park Drive;

- Hankow Road between Salisbury Road and Middle Road;

- Eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Hankow Road; and

- Southbound Kowloon Park Drive between Canton Road and Salisbury Road.

Phase III

The following roads will be closed from 7pm to 11.45pm, except for vehicles with a permit:

- Westbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Chatham Road South; and

- Northbound Kowloon Park Drive between Salisbury Road and Canton Road.

B. Traffic diversions

In connection with the specified road closure arrangements, the following traffic diversions will be implemented in phases:

Phase I

The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 3.30pm to 11.45pm:

- Traffic along southbound Kowloon Park Drive must turn left to eastbound Peking Road;

- Traffic along eastbound Salisbury Road must turn left to northbound Hankow Road;

- Traffic along eastbound Peking Road must turn right to southbound Ashley Road;

- Traffic along southbound Ashley Road must turn right to westbound Middle Road;

- Traffic along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn left to southbound Canton Road;

- Traffic along southbound Nathan Road must turn left to eastbound Granville Road;

- Traffic along Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be rerouted one-way eastbound;

- Traffic along westbound Salisbury Road cannot turn right to northbound Nathan Road;

- Traffic along westbound Salisbury Road must turn right to northbound Kowloon Park Drive; and

- Traffic along northbound Carnarvon Road must turn right to eastbound Kimberley Road.

Phase II

The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 5pm to 11.45pm:

- Traffic along southbound Canton Road must make a U-turn to northbound Canton Road outside China Hong Kong City.

Phase III

The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 7pm to 11.45pm:

- Traffic along westbound Salisbury Road must turn right to northbound Chatham Road South; and

- Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South must turn left to eastbound Salisbury Road.

C. Suspension of public transport interchange and bus terminus

The Star Ferry Bus Terminus will be suspended from 3pm, and the China Ferry Terminal Public Transport Interchange will be suspended from 3.30pm, until the roads are reopened.

D. Suspension of public light bus stands and taxi stands

The public light bus stands, taxi stands and taxi pick-up/drop-off points outside China Hong Kong City, and those within the closed areas, will be suspended from 3pm, until the roads are reopened.

E. Suspension of car parks and on-street parking spaces

Vehicles cannot enter or leave the car parks within the closed areas from about 3.30pm, until the roads are reopened.

All on-street parking spaces within the closed areas will be suspended from noon to 3am of the following day. The pick-up/drop-off area outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre will be suspended from 3.30pm to 11.45pm.

The Police will continue to enforce traffic regulations during the Chinese New Year period. Any vehicles found illegally parked within precincts of the specified areas will be towed away without prior warning, and may be subject to multiple ticketing.

Depending on the prevailing conditions, other traffic control measures will be implemented. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience, and to take heed of instructions of police officers on site.

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Brussels ETO holds receptions in Spain and Ireland to celebrate Chinese New Year with local communities

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (Brussels ETO) organised Chinese New Year receptions in Barcelona, Spain, on March 4 (Barcelona time), and Dublin, Ireland, on March 5 (Dublin time), bringing together over 220 guests from local business, public and community sectors in the two countries.

Jointly organised by Brussels ETO, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), with the support of the Spain Hong Kong Business Association, the reception in Barcelona was held to coincide with the Mobile World Congress (MWC), and was well attended by guests including the Hong Kong innovation and technology (I&T) delegation attending the MWC, as well as local start-ups, enterprises and related institutions.

In her welcoming remarks, the Special Representative for the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, Ms Shirley Yung, highlighted that I&T had become a new growth engine for Hong Kong. "We are building a more complete innovation value chain, one that integrates basic research, commercialisation and advanced manufacturing," she said.

Ms Yung also mentioned that Hong Kong achieved a new milestone of having over 5 200 start-ups last year, representing an 11 per cent year-on-year increase. She encouraged European companies, talent and students to come to Hong Kong to leverage the opportunities arising from the rapid development of the I&T sector and related infrastructure in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Northern Metropolis.

Hong Kong's wine and liquor trade as well as related business opportunities were the special focus of the reception in Dublin. Together with the HKTDC and InvestHK, with the support of the Dublin Chamber, Brussels ETO held a business seminar before the reception with the local liquor trade to promote the business opportunities that Hong Kong offers as a leading hub for wine and liquor trading and auctions, following Hong Kong's reduction of duty on liquor with an alcoholic strength of more than 30 per cent in 2024.

Ms Yung also highlighted Hong Kong's premier role as a gateway to the Chinese Mainland and Asia, with the city strategically located at the heart of the region with world-class transport connectivity. She encouraged Irish wine and liquor traders to leverage Hong Kong as a regional hub for trading, distribution, and auctions to expand their market share on the Chinese Mainland and across the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Brussels ETO holds receptions in Spain and Ireland to celebrate Chinese New Year with local communities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Brussels ETO holds receptions in Spain and Ireland to celebrate Chinese New Year with local communities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Brussels ETO holds receptions in Spain and Ireland to celebrate Chinese New Year with local communities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Brussels ETO holds receptions in Spain and Ireland to celebrate Chinese New Year with local communities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Brussels ETO holds receptions in Spain and Ireland to celebrate Chinese New Year with local communities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Brussels ETO holds receptions in Spain and Ireland to celebrate Chinese New Year with local communities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases