Special traffic arrangements for Tin Hau Festival
The Police announced today (May 8) that special traffic arrangements will continue to be implemented in various districts in phases to facilitate Tin Hau Festival celebrations. Members of the public are urged to plan their journeys in advance. The special traffic arrangements for Yuen Long, Cha Kwo Ling and Tai Po Districts are as follows:
Yuen Long
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A. Road closure
The following roads will be closed on May 9 until the completion of the procession. Road closure times may be adjusted depending on actual circumstances:
Intermittent closure from 7am onwards:
- Wang Yip Street East between Hong Yip Street and Hi Yip Street;
- Keung Yip Street;
- Po Yip Street between Hong Yip Street and Yuen Long On Lok Road;
- Yuen Long On Lok Road between Po Yip Street and Wang Chau Road;
- Wang Chau Road;
- Tai Lee Street;
- Tung Lok Street between Yuen Long On Ning Road and Fook Tak Street;
- Tai Kiu Road;
- Sau Fu Street between Yuen Long On Ning Road and Kiu Lok Square;
- Kik Yeung Road, except franchised buses;
- On Shun Street;
- Yuen Long On Ning Road between Wang Chau Road and Ma Miu Road;
- Ma Miu Road;
- Wang Tat Road between Shui Pin Wai Interchange and Fung Chi Road, except for franchise buses; and
- Tai Tong Road between Shung Ching San Tsuen and Hop Yick Road.
From 8am onwards:
- Fung Cheung Road between Kin Lok Street and Fung Kam Street;
- Yau San Street between Kin Lok Street and Hop Yick Road;
- Westbound Kin Lok Street;
- Kin Yip Street;
- Hop Yick Road; and
- Kin Tak Street.
From 9am onwards:
- Tai Tong Road between Fau Tsoi Street and Ma Tong Road;
- Kau Yuk Road between Tai Tong Road and Fung Nin Road;
- Ma Tin Road between Kau Yuk Road and Ma Tong Road;
- Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road between Kau Yuk Road and Ma Tin Road;
- Yuen Long On Hing Street;
- On Leung Lane;
- On Hong Road;
- On Chun Lane;
- Ma Tong Road and Ma Tin Road between Sai Yu Street and Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road; and
- Tai Shu Ha Road East between Ma Tong Road and Tai Shu Ha Tin Hau Temple.
B.Cycle track closure
The cycle track on Wang Tat Road between Chun Hing San Tsuen and Fung Chi Road will be intermittently closed from 7.45am on May 9 until the completion of the procession. The closure times may be adjusted depending on actual circumstances.
C. Traffic diversions
The following arrangements will be implemented during the specified period. Diversion times may be adjusted subject to actual conditions.
- Tai Shu Ha Road East between Ma Tong Road and Tai Shu Ha Tin Hau Temple will be rerouted one-way southbound from 6pm on May 8 to 6pm on May 9; and
- Kin Yip Street between the entrance/exit of the car park of Fung Ting Court and its junction with Kin Lok Street will be rerouted one-way northbound from 8am on May 9.
D.Suspension of parking spaces
The goods vehicle parking spaces at the car park near Fung Yau Street North will be suspended from 4pm on May 8 until the completion of the procession.
All parking spaces on the following roads or car parks will be suspended from 8am on May 9 until the completion of the procession:
- Car park of Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road outside Yuen Long Stadium;
- Car park of Town Park Road North outside Yuen Long Stadium;
- Ma Tin Road;
- Wang Fat Path;
- Kin Tak Street;
- Yan Lok Square;
- Hung Min Court;
- On Leung Lane;
- On Hong Road; and
- On Chun Lane.
Cha Kwo Ling
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The following special arrangements will be implemented from 8am to 3pm on May 9:
- The slow lane of eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wai Yip Street and Lam Tin Interchange will be closed;
- Eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wing Fook Street and Wai Yip Street will be closed; and
- Vehicles heading for eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road will be diverted via the unnamed slip road leading from Cha Kwo Ling Road to Wai Yip Street, westbound Wai Yip Street, northbound Wai Fat Road, southbound Wai Fat Road, eastbound Wai Yip Street and eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road.
Tai Po
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A. Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 1pm to 5pm on May 10:
- Southbound Ting Kok Road between Ting Tai Road and On Chee Road;
- Eastbound On Chee Road between Ting Kok Road and On Cheung Road;
- Northbound On Cheung Road between On Chee Road and Tai Po Tai Wo Road;
- Po Heung Street between Plover Cove Road and Nam Shing Street; with the northbound lane of Po Heung Street between Po Yick Street and Tai Po Tai Wo Road intermittently closed;
- Kwong Fuk Road between On Fu Road and Wan Tau Street;
- Westbound Plover Cove Road between Po Heung Street and Tung Cheong Street; and
- Wai Yan Street between On Fu Road and Po Heung Street.
B. Suspension of parking spaces
All metered parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 8pm on May 9 to 5pm on May 10, except for authorised vehicles:
- Po Heung Square; and
- Two parking spaces outside 19 Po Yick Street.
For special traffic arrangements in Tuen Mun and Sai Kung Districts, please refer to the earlier press release.
During the implementation of the special traffic arrangements, any vehicles found illegally parked within the 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 patience and tolerance, and take heed of instructions of the police officers on site.
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Public urged to strengthen anti-mosquito efforts early
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (May 8) announced that the monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in April was 7.9 per cent, at Level 2, indicating that the distribution of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in the survey areas was fairly extensive. The FEHD and relevant government departments have stepped up mosquito prevention and control actions.
In April, among the 62 survey areas, the area gravidtrap indexes (AGI) in Tai Po East, Tai Po District, and Sheung Shui, North District, exceeded 20 per cent, reaching the Level 3 alert level. The gravidtraps were mostly located in the vicinity of private residential areas, public housing estates, schools, hospitals, recreational and sports facilities and public places. The FEHD has collaborated with relevant government departments by taking immediate actions to strengthen mosquito prevention and control work in the areas concerned.
Moreover, the monthly density index for Aedes albopictus in April was 1.3, which represented that an average of 1.3 Aedes albopictus adults were found in the Aedes-positive gravidtraps, indicating that the number of adult Aedes albopictus was not abundant in the survey areas. The gravidtrap and density indexes for Aedes albopictus in different survey areas, as well as information on mosquito prevention and control measures, are available on the department website at www.fehd.gov.hk.
A spokesman for the FEHD said, "With reference to the data from the past few years, the gravidtrap indexes start to rise from April or May every year. The actual timing of the increase and its extent are affected by factors like weather and rainfall. The average temperature and rainfall in April this year were higher than those of the same period last year, creating favourable conditions for mosquito growth and breeding and thus leading to the earlier rise of gravidtrap indexes this year, but the overall trend and extent of the increase are similar to those of previous years. In response to the rise of gravidtrap indexes, the FEHD, together with relevant departments and stakeholders, has implemented rapid response measures and deployed targeted actions. The FEHD has continued to intensify the mosquito prevention and control work with relevant government departments in areas under their purview, including eliminating mosquito breeding places, applying larvicides, conducting fogging operations to eradicate adult mosquitoes, and placing mosquito trapping devices at suitable locations. The FEHD has also conducted site inspections with relevant departments, and provided them with professional advice and technical support to assist them in formulating and implementing effective anti-mosquito measures swiftly. At the same time, the FEHD has strengthened publicity and education. The FEHD will continue to monitor the mosquito infestation in all districts, and will conduct prompt and effective mosquito prevention and control work."
The FEHD continues to conduct a three-phase Anti-mosquito Campaign this year. The second phase began on April 13 and will run until June 12. During the period, the district offices of the FEHD are targeting residences, schools, construction sites, public housing estates, hospitals, illegal cultivation sites, waterfront public and private cargo working areas, land boundary control points, typhoon shelters and cross-boundary ferry terminals to remove accumulated water and carry out mosquito prevention and control work. To further enhance the effectiveness of mosquito control, the FEHD and relevant government departments have launched phase one and phase two of the All-out Anti-mosquito Operations on March 25 and April 30 respectively. Departments will continue with the work of phase one including eliminating potential mosquito breeding places and arranging for necessary structural repairs to minimise mosquito breeding places, and have already started the work of phase two to conduct regular ultra-low volume fogging operations at places with mosquito infestation to control the mosquitoes. The FEHD called on property management entities to continue actively participating in the All-out Anti-mosquito Operations.
The FEHD currently makes regular announcements on gravidtrap indexes for Aedes albopictus on its webpage. To allow more citizens to quickly grasp the mosquito infestation situation, the FEHD has strengthened information dissemination by promptly announcing the latest gravidtrap indexes through press releases and social media.
In addition, to further reduce the risk of transmission of chikungunya fever (CF), the FEHD has extended its intensified mosquito control work, which was originally activated when the AGI reaches 20 per cent, to cover areas with the AGI falling between 10 and 20 per cent. Specifically, the FEHD will conduct detailed risk assessments in the areas concerned to identify locations with higher mosquito infestation risks and, in collaboration with relevant departments and stakeholders, conduct intensive and targeted mosquito control work. The FEHD will also notify nearby housing estates, advising property management agents and residents to stay vigilant and work together to take mosquito prevention and elimination measures.
To reduce the risk of transmission of CF and dengue fever (DF), the FEHD continues to step up mosquito prevention and control measures across all districts and conduct vector investigations and targeted mosquito control operations within a 250-metre radius of the residence of patients and the places that patients had visited during the infectious period. Actions include removing mosquito breeding grounds, applying larvicides to stagnant water that cannot be cleared, and carrying out ultra-low volume fogging operations in adult mosquito habitats such as densely wooded areas, dark and secluded places, and abandoned structures to eliminate adult mosquitoes.
The FEHD appeals to members of the public to continue to stay alert and work together to carry out mosquito prevention and control measures early, including inspecting their homes and surroundings to remove potential breeding grounds, changing water in vases and scrubbing their inner surfaces, removing water in saucers under plant pots at least once a week, properly disposing of containers such as empty cans and disposable meal boxes. The FEHD also advises members of the public and estate management bodies to keep drains free of blockage and level all defective ground surfaces to prevent the accumulation of water. They should also scrub all drains and surface sewers with an alkaline detergent at least once a week to remove any mosquito eggs.
Aedes albopictus is a kind of mosquito that can transmit DF and CF. DF is commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and has become endemic in many countries in Southeast Asia. In 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) recorded over 14 million DF cases, which was a record number. Furthermore, according to the WHO, CF cases have been recorded in more than 110 countries/regions. Many countries worldwide experienced CF outbreaks last year; as of December 10, 2025, more than 500,000 cases had been reported in over 40 countries/regions worldwide. Cases have been reported in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Temperatures in subtropical and some temperate regions remain elevated due to climate change, creating favourable conditions for mosquito breeding. In addition, CF outbreaks continue to occur in many countries worldwide. The risk of imported cases persists. Members of the public should check the situation of their destinations before travellng abroad, especially when travelling to Southeast Asian countries.
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