Traffic Changes Announced for Central and Wan Chai During Upcoming Triathlon Event from November 4 to 8

Special traffic arrangements for 2026 World Triathlon Cup - Hong Kong

The Police announced today (November 3) that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Central and Wan Chai from November 4 to 8 to facilitate the holding of a triathlon event. 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. Traffic arrangements

I. Road closure

The following roads will be temporarily closed during the time specified below:

From 10am on November 4 to 8pm on November 8:

- Expo Drive between Legislative Council Road and Expo Drive Central.

From 1am to 2pm on November 7 and from 1am to 6pm on November 8:

- Yiu Sing Street;

- The section of Lung Wo Road eastbound between Man Yiu Street and Fleming Road;

- The section of Lung Wo Road westbound between Lung Tat Path and Man Yiu Street;

- Lung Tat Path northbound;

- Lung Hop Street;

- Legislative Council Road between Legislative Council Complex Car Park exit and Lung Wo Road;

- Part of the traffic lanes of the slip road of Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel westbound heading to Central District;

- Part of the traffic lanes of Man Po Street eastbound near Finance Street;

- Part of the traffic lanes of Man Yiu Street southbound between Man Kwong Street and Yiu Sing Street westbound;

- Part of the traffic lanes Convention Avenue westbound near Fleming Road northbound;

- Part of the traffic lanes of Man Yiu Street southbound near Lung Wo Road;

- The slip road of Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel westbound leading to the exit of Lung Wo Road; and

- Part of the traffic lanes of Cotton Tree Drive northbound between Lambeth Walk and Harcourt Road westbound.

II. Traffic diversions

To facilitate the aforementioned road closure arrangements, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

From 10am on November 4 to 0.59am on November 7, from 2.01pm on November 7 to 0.59am on November 8 and from 6.01pm to 8pm on November 8:

- Affected vehicles on Expo Drive eastbound heading to Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will be diverted via Lung Wo Road eastbound and Expo Drive East northbound; and

- Affected vehicles on Expo Drive eastbound heading to Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel will be diverted via Lung Wo Road eastbound, Expo Drive East northbound and Expo Drive westbound.

From 1am to 2pm on November 7 and from 1am to 6pm on November 8:

- Affected vehicles on Man Kwong Street westbound heading to Lung Wo Road eastbound via Man Yiu Street southbound will be diverted via Man Yiu Street southbound, Connaught Place eastbound, Connaught Place southbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Harcourt Road eastbound, Gloucester Road eastbound and Fleming Road northbound;

- Affected vehicles on Man Po Street eastbound heading to Lung Wo Road eastbound via Yiu Sing Street eastbound will be diverted via Man Yiu Street southbound, Connaught Place eastbound, Connaught Place southbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Harcourt Road eastbound, Gloucester Road eastbound, and Fleming Road northbound;

- Affected vehicles on Man Po Street eastbound heading to Admiralty or Mid-levels via Lung Wo Road eastbound will be diverted via the slip road of Man Po Street eastbound heading to Finance Street westbound, Finance Street westbound, temporary exit connecting Finance Street and Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel, the slip road of Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel westbound heading to Man Kat Street eastbound, Man Kat Street eastbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound and Harcourt Road eastbound;

- Vehicles along Man Yiu Street southbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Lung Wo Road eastbound and Yiu Sing Street eastbound. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Man Yiu Street southbound, Connaught Place eastbound, Connaught Place southbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Harcourt Road eastbound, Gloucester Road eastbound and Fleming Road northbound;

- Affected vehicles on Man Cheung Street eastbound heading to Lung Wo Road eastbound will be diverted via Man Yiu Street southbound, Connaught Place eastbound, Connaught Place southbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Harcourt Road eastbound, Gloucester Road eastbound and Fleming Road northbound;

- Affected vehicles on Yiu Sing Street eastbound and Yiu Sing Street southbound heading to Lung Wo Road eastbound will be diverted via Man Yiu Street southbound, Connaught Place eastbound, Connaught Place southbound, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Harcourt Road eastbound, Gloucester Road eastbound and Fleming Road northbound;

- Vehicles along Legislative Council Road northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Lung Wo Road westbound. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Legislative Council Road southbound, Lung Wui Road eastbound, Fenwick Pier Street eastbound, Fenwick Pier Street roundabout, Fenwick Pier Street westbound, flyover, Harcourt Road westbound, Connaught Road Central westbound and Connaught Place northbound;

- Vehicles along Tim Wa Avenue northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Lung Wo Road westbound. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Tim Wa Avenue southbound, Tim Mei Avenue northbound, Lung Wui Road eastbound, Fenwick Pier Street eastbound, Fenwick Pier Street roundabout, Fenwick Pier Street westbound, flyover, Harcourt Road westbound, Connaught Road Central westbound and Connaught Place northbound;

- Affected vehicles on Lung Wo Road westbound heading to the Chief Executive’s Office via Tim Wa Avenue southbound will be diverted via Lung Tat Path southbound, Convention Avenue, Fenwick Pier Street westbound, flyover, Harcourt Road westbound, Connaught Road Central westbound, u-turn, Connaught Road Central eastbound and Tim Wa Avenue northbound;

- Vehicles along Cotton Tree Drive northbound will be prohibited from entering Tim Wa Avenue northbound. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Harcourt Road eastbound, Tim Mei Avenue northbound, Lung Wui Road eastbound, Fenwick Pier Street eastbound, Fenwick Pier Street roundabout, Fenwick Pier Street westbound, flyover, Harcourt Road westbound, Connaught Road Central westbound, u-turn, Connaught Road Central eastbound and Tim Wa Avenue northbound;

- Vehicles along Lung Wui Road eastbound will be prohibited from turning left on to Lung Hop Street northbound;

- Vehicles on Fenwick Pier Street westbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Lung Hop Street northbound. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Fenwick Pier Street, flyover, Harcourt Road westbound, Connaught Road Central westbound and Connaught Place northbound;

- Affected vehicles on Convention Avenue westbound heading to Lung Wo Road westbound via Lung Tat Path northbound will be diverted via Convention Avenue, Fenwick Pier Street roundabout, Fenwick Pier Street westbound, flyover, Harcourt Road westbound, Connaught Road Central westbound and Connaught Place northbound;

- Affected vehicles on Hung Hing Road westbound heading to Lung Wo Road westbound will be diverted via Lung Tat Path southbound, Convention Avenue, Fenwick Pier Street roundabout, Fenwick Pier Street westbound, flyover, Harcourt Road westbound, Connaught Road Central westbound and Connaught Place northbound; and

- Affected vehicles on Expo Drive East southbound heading to Lung Wo Road westbound will be diverted via Lung Tat Path southbound, Convention Avenue, Fenwick Pier Street roundabout, Fenwick Pier Street westbound, flyover, Harcourt Road westbound, Connaught Road Central westbound and Connaught Place northbound.

B. Suspension of parking spaces, lay-bys and pick-up/drop-off areas

The following metered parking spaces, lay-bys and pick-up/ drop-off areas will be temporarily suspended during the time specified below:

From 10am on November 4 to 8pm on November 8:

- All metered parking spaces and pick-up/ drop-off areas on Expo Drive.

From 10pm on November 6 to 2pm on November 7 and from 10pm on November 7 to 6pm on November 8:

- All metered parking spaces on Yiu Sing Street and Lung Hop Street;

- All metered parking spaces on the unnamed road near General Post Office; and

- Lay-bys on Lung Wo Road westbound near City Hall and near Central Barracks.

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

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

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Warmest October on record for Hong Kong

Mainly due to a weaker-than-normal northeast monsoon and a stronger-than-normal upper-air anticyclone over southern China, and set against the backdrop of climate warming and a very strong El Niño event that may persist into early next year, October 2026 was unseasonably warm in Hong Kong. The monthly mean maximum temperature of 30.5 degrees, monthly mean temperature of 27.6 degrees and monthly mean minimum temperature of 25.8 degrees were 2.4 degrees, 1.9 degrees and 1.9 degrees above their respective normals and all were the highest ever on record for October. The month was also drier than usual with a total rainfall of 81.0 millimetres, about 67 per cent of the normal of 120.3 millimetres. The accumulated rainfall this year up to October was 2532.9 millimetres, about seven per cent above the normal of 2363.1 millimetres for the same period.

Winds were weak over the coast of Guangdong on the first day of the month. Locally, it was mainly fine and very hot apart from isolated showers. Under weak winds and with plenty of sunshine, the temperature at the Observatory rose to a maximum of 33.6 degrees that afternoon, the highest of the month. The weather conditions, however, changed markedly over the next two days. Affected by upper-air disturbances, local weather turned mainly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms on October 2 and 3. More than 50 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over many places, and rainfall even exceeded 100 millimetres over parts of Kowloon, Sha Tin and Sai Kung districts on these two days. While it remained mainly cloudy with showers on October 4, there were sunny periods during the day. A cold front moved across the coastal areas that night, bringing heavy showers and squally thunderstorms to the territory. More than 30 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over Yuen Long District, Tsuen Wan District, Central and Western District and Chek Lap Kok. Under the influence of the dry northeast monsoon, local weather turned generally fine and dry from October 5 to 9, except for cloudier conditions on October 6 and one or two rain patches on October 8. It was also slightly cooler on the mornings of October 6 and 7 with the temperature at the Observatory falling to a minimum of 23.3 degrees on October 6, the lowest of the month and the lowest so far this autumn.

An anticyclone aloft established over southern China and the weather of Hong Kong remained generally fine from October 10 to 13. Local weather was mainly fine with relatively low visibility in some areas on the morning of October 14. As a fresh to strong easterly airstream started to affect the territory during the day, it became cloudy with one or two rain patches. The easterly airstream continued to affect the coast of Guangdong in the next four days and moderated gradually. The weather of Hong Kong was mainly fine apart from cloudier conditions on October 17 and one or two rain patches on October 17 and 18. Under the dominance of an anticyclone aloft over southern China, local weather remained generally fine from October 19 to 21. Under clear skies and weak winds, temperatures over the territory generally rose to around 33 degrees on the afternoon of October 21 and parts of the territory even experienced extremely hot weather.

A replenishment of the northeast monsoon arrived overnight on October 21 and 22 and locally, there were one or two showers at first on October 22. Then under the influence of a dry northeast monsoon, the local weather became generally fine and dry during the day from October 23 to 26. Due to large diurnal variation under abundant sunshine and rather dry conditions, the local weather was hot over parts of the territory on October 23. The maximum temperature recorded at the Observatory was 32.3 degrees that afternoon, the hottest Frost solar term ever on record. Under the influence of a band of clouds covering the coast of Guangdong on October 27, there were a few rain patches in the morning and at night, but there were still sunny periods during the day. A fresh to strong northeast monsoon reached the coast of Guangdong on the morning of October 28. The local weather was mainly cloudy and windier on October 28 with one or two rain patches in the morning. While the day started off with one or two light rain patches on October 29, with the gradual moderation of the monsoon and the strengthening of an anticyclone aloft, it became fine and dry during the day. The anticyclone aloft continued to bring fine weather to the territory on October 30 and 31.

Eight tropical cyclones occurred over the South China Sea and the western North Pacific in October 2026.

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