Traffic Changes Announced for Halloween Celebrations from October 30 to November 1

Special traffic arrangements for Halloween

The Police announced today (October 29) that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Central from October 30 to November 1 to facilitate the celebration of Halloween.

The Hong Kong Police Force. Photo source: reference image

A. Road closure

Phase I

The following roads will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic on October 30 and 31:

From 2pm on October 30 to 5am of the following day

- D’Aguilar Street between Wyndham Street and Wellington Street;

- Lan Kwai Fong;

- Wing Wah Lane;

- Wo On Lane;

- Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D’Aguilar Street; and

- On Lan Street.

Depending on crowd situation, the following roads may be closed to all vehicular traffic:

Phase II

From 7pm on October 30 to 5am of the following day

- Queen’s Road Central between Pedder Street and Pottinger Street;

- Duddell Street;

- Ice House Street between Lower Albert Road and Queen’s Road Central;

- Lower Albert Road westbound between Garden Road and Upper Albert Road;

- D’Aguilar Street between Wellington Street and Queen’s Road Central;

- Wellington Street between D’Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street;

- Stanley Street between D’ Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street;

- Cochrane Street between Wellington Street and Stanley Street;

- Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen’s Road Central; and

- Lyndhurst Terrace.

Phase III

From 8pm on October 30 to 5am of the following day

- Jubilee Street;

- Pottinger Street between Connaught Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central;

- Queen Victoria Street between Connaught Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central;

- Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and Glenealy;

- The slip road leading from Cotton Tree Drive southbound to Queen’s Road Central westbound;

- The slip road leading from Garden Road to Queen’s Road Central westbound; and

- Arbuthnot Road northbound.

B. Banning of turning movement

All vehicles will be temporarily prohibited from making left turns from Upper Albert Road to Lower Albert Road westbound from 7pm to 5am of the following day on October 30 and 31.

C. Suspension of motorcycle parking spaces

The motorcycle parking spaces at the following roads will be suspended from 1pm to 5am of the following day on October 30 and 31:

- Stanley Street near D’Aguilar Street;

- On Lan Street; and

- Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and D’Aguilar Street.

Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precincts mentioned above will be towed away without prior warning, and may be subject to multiple ticketing.

The Police will implement appropriate arrangements subject to the prevailing traffic and crowd conditions. Members of the public are advised to exercise tolerance and patience, and take heed of instructions of police officers on site.

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Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for possessing duty-not-paid cigarettes

An incoming Mainland female passenger was sentenced to four weeks' imprisonment by the Shatin Magistrates' Courts today (October 31) for possessing duty-not-paid cigarettes and failing to declare them to Customs officers, in contravention of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO).

Customs officers intercepted the incoming 59-year-old Mainland female passenger at the Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point yesterday (October 30) and seized 1 381 duty-not-paid cigarettes from her. The estimated market value of the seized cigarettes was about $6,200, and the duty potential was about $4,500. The passenger was subsequently arrested.

Customs welcomes the sentence. The custodial sentence has imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflects the seriousness of the offences. Members of the public should not defy the law.

Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, cigarettes are dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any person who imports, deals with, possesses, sells or buys illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

Members of the public may report any suspected illicit cigarette activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk), or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for possessing duty-not-paid cigarettes Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for possessing duty-not-paid cigarettes Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases