Special Traffic Arrangements for Tonight's Hong Kong Football Match: Public Transport Recommended

Special traffic arrangements for International Football Friendly Match - Hong Kong, China vs Mongolia

The Police announced today (June 5) that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in So Kon Po and Causeway Bay to facilitate the International Football Friendly Match - Hong Kong, China vs Mongolia, which will be held tonight at the Hong Kong Stadium. The Police urge members of the public travelling to areas subject to road traffic control to make use of public transport as far as possible.

The Hong Kong Stadium, Photo source: reference image

A. Traffic arrangements before the start of the event

Depending on the crowd and traffic conditions, the following arrangements will be implemented from about 5.30pm:

Road closure

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- Caroline Hill Road between its eastern junction with Leighton Road and Cotton Path;

- Part of the traffic lane of Caroline Hill Road between Eastern Hospital Road and Cotton Path;

- Westbound Hysan Avenue between Yun Ping Road and Hoi Ping Road;

- Stadium Path; and

- Lee Garden Road between Lan Fong Road and Hysan Avenue, except for green minibuses (GMBs).

Traffic diversions

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- Caroline Hill Road between its western junction with Leighton Road and Stadium Path will be rerouted one-way southbound;

- Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Tung Lo Wan Road will be rerouted one-way northbound;

- Two traffic lanes on Caroline Hill Road between its western junction with Leighton Road and Link Road will be designated for traffic entering Caroline Hill Road from Hoi Ping Road;

- Hysan Avenue between Leighton Road and Hoi Ping Road will be rerouted one-way eastbound;

- Two traffic lanes on eastbound Hysan Avenue will be designated for traffic turning right to Hoi Ping Road;

- Vehicles leaving the private driveway of Lee Garden One must turn left to eastbound Hysan Avenue;

- Traffic along Yun Ping Road cannot turn left to westbound Hysan Avenue, and vehicles will be diverted to Lan Fong Road and Pak Sha Road;

- Traffic along northbound Link Road downhill to northbound Caroline Hill Road may need to turn left to westbound Leighton Road; and

- Vehicles travelling along Lan Fong Road may not be allowed to turn left to southbound Lee Garden Road, and will be diverted to northbound Lee Garden Road, Foo Ming Street and southbound Percival Street, except for GMBs.

Passenger drop-off zone

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The drop-off zone for taxis and private cars will be arranged to set down passengers at the locations specified below:

- Western kerbside of Caroline Hill Road near the Disciplined Service Sports and Recreation Club;

- Northern kerbside of Cotton Path; and

- Southern kerbside (taxi drop-off zone) and northern kerbside (private car drop-off zone) of Eastern Hospital Road near the main entrance of Hong Kong Stadium.

B. Traffic arrangements upon conclusion of the event

Depending on the crowd and traffic conditions, the following arrangements will be implemented from about 9.30pm:

Road closure

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- Caroline Hill Road;

- Eastern Hospital Road between Caroline Hill Road and Cotton Path;

- Northbound Link Road (downhill), except for vehicles heading for No. 1, 3, 5 and 7 on Link Road;

- Hoi Ping Road;

- Sunning Road, except for vehicles leaving Lee Garden Three Car Park;

- Cotton Path and Leighton Road (when necessary).

Traffic diversions

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- Before the end of the event, vehicles leaving the South China Athletic Association car parks may be permitted to turn right at the western exit to northbound Caroline Hill Road;

- Before the end of the event, vehicles leaving buildings on Eastern Hospital Road may be permitted to turn right to northbound Eastern Hospital Road;

- Traffic along westbound Leighton Road cannot enter Caroline Hill Road for Link Road, and vehicles will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung Road and Broadwood Road; and

- When Leighton Road is closed, traffic along westbound Causeway Road will be diverted via Irving Street; traffic along eastbound Morrison Hill Road will be diverted via Canal Road West; traffic along southbound Percival Street must turn right to westbound Leighton Road; and traffic along southbound Canal Road East cannot turn left to Leighton Road.

C. Other special arrangements

Prohibition for learner drivers

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The following roads will be prohibited to all learner drivers between 5pm to 11pm:

- Westbound Leighton Road;

- Percival Street south of Hennessy Road;

- Caroline Hill Road;

- Link Road;

- Stadium Path;

- Cotton Path; and

- Eastern Hospital Road.

Suspension of parking spaces

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All on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 5pm to 11pm:

- Stadium Path;

- Northbound Caroline Hill Road between Stadium Path and Cotton Path;

- Hoi Ping Road;

- Sunning Road; and

- Eastern Hospital Road.

Restrictions on access to / exit from car parks

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During the road closure period, vehicles in car parks within the road closure area may not be permitted to leave. If necessary, all car parks along Caroline Hill Road, Eastern Hospital Road, Stadium Path and Cotton Path will be closed at short notice.

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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Property owners fined over $260,000 in total for not complying with removal orders

Three owners were convicted and fined $262,480 in total at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts on Tuesday (June 2) for failing to comply with removal orders issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123).

The first case involved four unauthorised structures with a total area of about 77 square metres on a flat roof of two units in a residential building on Wan Tau Street, Tai Po. As the unauthorised building works (UBWs) were carried out without prior approval and consent from the Buildings Department (BD), two removal orders were served on the two co-owners under section 24(1) of the BO.

Failing to comply with the removal orders, the two co-owners had been prosecuted by the BD and were fined a total of $20,660 upon convictions by the court. As they persisted in not complying with the removal orders, they were prosecuted for the second time and were fined $171,960 in total, of which $51,960 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued, upon convictions by the court.

The second case involved an unauthorised structure of about 20 sq m on a flat roof of another unit in the same building as the first case. As the UBW was carried out without prior approval and consent from the BD, a removal order was served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal order, the owner was prosecuted by the BD and was fined $90,520 in total, of which $30,520 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued, upon conviction by the court.

A spokesman for the BD said today (June 5), "UBWs may lead to serious consequences. Owners must comply with removal orders without delay. The BD will continue to take stringent enforcement action and instigate prosecutions against owners again if they persist in not complying with removal orders, so as to ensure building and public safety."

Failure to comply with a removal order without reasonable excuse is a serious offence under the BO. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $200,000 and one year's imprisonment, and a further fine of up to $20,000 for each day that the offence continues.

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