Traffic Changes Announced for Causeway Bay Parades on November 14-15: Plan Ahead!

Special traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island

The Police today (November 13) reminded the public that special traffic arrangements will be implemented from November 14 to 15 to facilitate the holding of public parades in Causeway Bay. Members of the public are urged to plan their journeys in advance and to make use of public transport services as far as possible.

I. Night parade on November 14

A. Road closure

The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 5.30pm to 11.59pm:

- Kai Chiu Road; and

- A section of Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road.

The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 6pm to 11.59pm:

- Pak Sha Road;

- A section of Yun Ping Road between Pak Sha Road and Lan Fong Road; and

- A section of Lee Garden Road between Foo Ming Street and Kai Chiu Road.

A section of Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Hysan Avenue will be intermittently closed by the Police from about 8.30pm.

B. Traffic diversions

The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 6pm to 11.59pm:

- Affected vehicles on Yun Ping Road heading for Hennessy Road will have to turn left onto Lan Fong Road westbound, Lee Garden Road southbound, Hysan Avenue eastbound, Sunning Road southbound, Leighton Road eastbound and Pennington Street northbound; and

- Affected vehicles on Yun Ping Road heading for Percival Street will have to turn left onto Lan Fong Road westbound, Lee Garden Road northbound and Foo Ming Street westbound.

II. Day parade on November 15

A. Road closure

The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 2.15pm to 4.30pm:

- East Point Road;

- Great George Street;

- Kingston Street westbound between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and

- Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street.

The following roads may be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic by the Police depending on the traffic and crowd conditions in the area:

- Sugar Street;

- Cleveland Street;

- Kingston Street eastbound between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road;

- Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Gloucester Road service road westbound;

- The U-turn slip road between Gloucester Road southbound and Gloucester Road northbound; and

- Moreton Terrace flyover southbound.

B. Traffic diversions

The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 2.15pm to 4.30pm:

- Traffic along Paterson Street southbound must turn left onto Kingston Street eastbound;

- Traffic along Gloucester Road northbound will not be allowed to turn left onto Kingston Street westbound;

- When necessary, traffic along Yee Wo Street eastbound will not be allowed to turn left onto Sugar Street;

- When necessary, traffic along Victoria Park Road Flyover heading to the vicinity of Tai Hang will be diverted via Victoria Park Road eastbound, Wing Hing Street, King’s Road and Tung Lo Wan Road;

- When necessary, traffic along Victoria Park Road Flyover heading to Tai Hang Road must turn right onto Gloucester Road westbound;

- When necessary, traffic along Gloucester Road westbound will not be allowed to turn left onto Cleveland Street and Paterson Street southbound; and

- When necessary, traffic along Cleveland Street southbound will have to turn left onto Kingston Street eastbound.

C. Restriction on access to/exit from car parks

All car parks within the road closure areas will be suspended from 2.15pm onward until the crowd is dispersed and road closures are lifted. Vehicles will not be permitted to leave or access the car parks within the affected areas until the roads are reopened to traffic.

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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Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2026 gazetted

The Government published in the Gazette today (November 13) the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2026 (the Bill) to enhance the recovery process for default Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) contributions and the MPF regulatory regime.

To strengthen the deterrent effect on employers against default contributions and drive them to settle outstanding contributions as early as possible, the Bill proposes introducing a two-tier surcharge mechanism under which, on top of the existing 5 per cent surcharge (first-tier), a second-tier surcharge at a flat rate of 10 per cent will be imposed on the total amount in arrears if the employer has not paid in full the contribution and/or the existing first-tier surcharge in arrears before the 120th day after the contribution day. In addition, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) may issue a written notice to require an employer to providethe relevant employee'sincome information within a specified period (not less than 14 days). Non-compliant employers will be liable to a fixed penalty.

Meanwhile, to strengthen the accountability of MPF trustees, the Bill proposes empowering the MPFA to make a sanctioning order against non-compliant trustees, comprising a pecuniary penalty (up to $10 million or three times the amount of the profit gained or loss avoided as a result of the non-compliance, whichever is the greater), a public reprimand, or a combination of both. There will be express provisions in the Bill to prohibit trustees from charging any pecuniary penalty to the MPF schemes, constituent funds of the schemes, or scheme members under their administration. In pursuit of greater transparency and a stronger deterrent effect against non-compliance by trustees, it is further proposed to empower the MPFA to disclose its enforcement actions to the public and include relevant information in an open register for public inspection. The Bill also proposes that the MPFA may take disciplinary action against an MPF intermediary who acts improperly when conducting an MPF-related activity, whether or not it involves regulated activities. This will provide greater deterrence against improper acts by MPF intermediaries in MPF-related activities, thereby raising the industry standard and strengthening member protection. Moreover, the Bill proposes a basket of measures to provide greater flexibility in MPF investment management and better risk management.

A spokesperson for the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said, "The legislative proposals to enhance the default contribution recovery process do not only improve the efficiency of the MPFA in recovering the arrears, but also protect the working population's retirement savings. In formulating the relevant legislative proposal, we have suitably taken into account the views of various stakeholders, including labour unions, employers' organisations, and human resources management organisations. Most employers who make contributions on time are law-abiding and will not be affected by the proposal. On enhancing the regulatory regime, the MPFA will formulate guidelines and step up elaboration to assist trustees and intermediaries in understanding details of the proposed measures."

The Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council for the First Reading on November 25.

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