Hong Kong police announce Halloween traffic arrangements for Lan Kwai Fong area
Hong Kong police announced special traffic arrangements for Halloween on 30-31 October, with phased road closures in Central and Lan Kwai Fong from 2pm on 30 October. Motorcycle parking spaces will be suspended, and illegally parked vehicles will be towed without warning.
Hong Kong police have announced special traffic arrangements for the Halloween period on 30 and 31 October, with phased road closures and parking restrictions in Central and the Lan Kwai Fong area.
From 2pm on 30 October until 5am the following day, a first phase of road closures will take effect. Roads affected include 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.
A second phase of closures may be implemented from 7pm on 30 October until 5am the following day, depending on crowd conditions. Roads in this phase include 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 Po Wah Street.
A third phase of closures may be implemented from 8pm on 30 October until 5am the following day, covering Jubilee Street, Pottinger Street between Connaught Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria Queen Street between Connaught Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central, Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and Glenealy, the slip road from Cotton Tree Drive (southbound) to Queen's Road Central (westbound), the slip road from Garden Road to Queen's Road Central (westbound), and Arbuthnot Road (northbound).
From 7pm to 5am on both 30 and 31 October, all vehicles are prohibited from turning left from Upper Albert Road into Lower Albert Road (westbound). Motorcycle parking spaces on Stanley Street near D'Aguilar Street, On Lan Street, and Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and D'Aguilar Street will be suspended from 1pm to 5am on both days. Vehicles parked illegally in these areas will be towed or repeatedly ticketed without prior warning.
Police said they will implement appropriate arrangements based on traffic and crowd conditions in the area, and urged the public to be patient and follow instructions from officers at the scene.
