Special traffic arrangements for race meeting in Happy Valley
Special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Happy Valley today (November 20). The arrangements will last until the crowds have dispersed after the race meeting.
A. Traffic arrangements before the commencement of the first race
The following road closure and traffic diversions will be implemented from 50 minutes before the start of the first race for day racing, or from 6pm onwards for night racing:
1. Road closure
Southbound Wong Nai Chung Road between Queen’s Road East and the up-ramp outside the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) will be closed, except for vehicles heading for Aberdeen Tunnel.
2. Traffic diversions
- Southbound Wong Nai Chung Road between Village Road and the up-ramp outside the HKJC will be re-routed one way northbound;
- Traffic along eastbound Queen's Road East heading for Wan Chai and Happy Valley will be diverted to turn left to Morrison Hill Road;
- Traffic along southbound Morrison Hill Road heading for Happy Valley will be diverted via Sports Road and Wong Nai Chung Road;
- Traffic along Queen's Road East cannot turn right to Wong Nai Chung Road, except for vehicles heading for Aberdeen Tunnel;
- Traffic from Cross Harbour Tunnel heading for Queen's Road East will be diverted via the down-ramp leading from southbound Canal Road flyover to Morrison Hill Road to turn right at the junction of Wong Nai Chung Road and Queen's Road East; and
- Traffic from Cross Harbour Tunnel heading for Happy Valley or Racecourse will be diverted via the down-ramp leading from southbound Canal Road flyover to Canal Road East, southbound Morrison Hill Road, Sports Road and Wong Nai Chung Road.
B. Traffic arrangements before the conclusion of race meeting
The following road closure and traffic diversions will be implemented from about 35 minutes before the start of the last race:
1. Road closure
- The up-ramp on Wong Nai Chung Road outside the HKJC leading to Aberdeen Tunnel;
- Southbound Wong Nai Chung Road between Queen's Road East and the up-ramp leading to Aberdeen Tunnel;
- Southbound Wong Nai Chung Road between Village Road and the Public Stands of the HKJC;
- Westbound Leighton Road between Wong Nai Chung Road and Canal Road East; and
- Southbound Morrison Hill Road between Leighton Road and Queen's Road East.
In addition, southbound Wong Nai Chung Road between the up-ramp leading to Aberdeen Tunnel and the Public Stands of the HKJC will be closed from about 10 minutes before the start of the last race.
2. Traffic diversions
- Eastbound Queen's Road East at its junction with Morrison Hill Road will be reduced to one-lane traffic heading for northbound Canal Road flyover;
- Traffic from Cross Harbour Tunnel heading for Wan Chai will be diverted via the down-ramp leading from southbound Canal Road flyover to Canal Road East, U-turn slip road beneath Canal Road flyover, Canal Road West and Hennessy Road;
- Traffic from Cross Harbour Tunnel heading for Happy Valley will be diverted via the down-ramp leading from southbound Canal Road flyover to Canal Road East, eastbound Leighton Road and Wong Nai Chung Road;
- Traffic along southbound Morrison Hill Road will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Leighton Road;
- Traffic along southbound Morrison Hill Road heading for Happy Valley will be diverted via eastbound Leighton Road and Wong Nai Chung Road; and
- Traffic along westbound Leighton Road will be diverted to Wong Nai Chung Road.
C. Learner drivers prohibition
Learner drivers will be prohibited to turn left from Caroline Hill Road to Leighton Road between one and a half hours before the start of the first race and one hour after the last race. In addition, learner drivers will be prohibited from accessing the following roads within the above period of time:
- Shan Kwong Road between Yik Yam Street and Wong Nai Chung Road;
- Village Road between its upper and lower junctions with Shan Kwong Road;
- Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Leighton Road;
- Canal Road East; and
- The service road leading from Gloucester Road to Canal Road flyover.
D. Suspension of parking spaces
Parking spaces on southbound Wong Nai Chung Road between Sports Road and Blue Pool Road will be suspended from 11am to 7pm for day racing, and from 5pm to 11.59pm for night racing respectively.
All vehicles parked illegally during the implementation of the above special traffic arrangements will be towed away without prior warning, and may be subject to multiple ticketing.
Actual implementation of road closure and traffic diversion will be made by the Police at the time depending on traffic conditions in the areas. Motorists should exercise tolerance and patience, and follow the instructions of Police on site.
Government promulgates Development Outline for Hong Kong Park of Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone
The Government promulgated the Development Outline for the Hong Kong Park (the Park) of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone (the Development Outline) today (November 20). The Development Outline comprehensively and systematically outlines the vision and mission of the development of the Hong Kong Park in the Loop, the historical background and basis of the Loop development, major development directions, strategy and target of the Park, and the facilitation measures to promote the flow of cross-boundary elements between the Hong Kong Park and the Shenzhen Park, with a view to setting out a clear development plan for the Hong Kong Park.
The Chief Executive announced in this year’s Policy Address that the Government has set up the Steering Committee on the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Loop, chaired by the Chief Executive himself, to lead the Government to formulate the overall strategy, planning and layout for the development of the Hong Kong Park, and to publish the Development Outline within this year. The Development Outline will set out the innovative policies facilitating the flow of personnel, materials, capital and data between the Hong Kong Park and the Shenzhen Park in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone (Hetao Co-operation Zone), making it a crucial source of new quality productive forces for the country.
The country promulgated the Development Plan for Shenzhen Park of Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone in August last year, setting out three major development positionings of the Hetao Co-operation Zone, namely as (1) a pilot zone for Shenzhen-Hong Kong active co-operation in technology and innovation; (2) a testing zone for new rules of international advanced technology and innovation; and (3) a cluster for pilot production and transformation for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). On the basis of these three major positionings, as well as the vision and mission of the development of the Hong Kong Park, the Development Outline proposes to take forward at full steam the development of the Hong Kong Park in accordance with the following four major directions, namely "to build a world-class industry-academia-research platform", "to establish an internationally competitive R&D (research and development) transformation and pilot production base for industries"; "to foster a hub for pooling global innovation and technology resources" and "to cultivate a testing ground for institutional and policy innovation".
At the same time, the Development Outline puts forward clear development targets for the Park with two important five-year milestones to drive the development of the Hong Kong Park in the Loop.
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, said, "The Hetao Co-operation Zone, consisting of the Hong Kong Park and the Shenzhen Park, is one of the major co-operation platforms among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao under the National 14th Five-Year Plan. To better implement the country’s major strategic development of the Hetao Co-operation Zone, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government formulated the Development Outline, setting out the important development directions, strategy and target of the Hong Kong Park in the Loop and leading the high-quality development of the Hong Kong Park in the Loop through top-level design. The HKSAR Government will follow the development strategy proposed in the Development Outline, and capitalise on the strengths of 'one country, two systems' and the geographic advantages of 'one river, two banks', with a view to promoting the development of the Hong Kong Park at full steam, and joining hands with Shenzhen to develop the Hetao Co-operation Zone into a world-class key innovation and technology platform and an important engine for the high-quality development of the GBA."
The Hetao Co-operation Zone, located on the two sides of the Shenzhen River, is established under the vision of "one river, two banks" and "one zone, two parks". It consists of the 87-hectare Hong Kong Park and the 300-hectare Shenzhen Park. With the completion of the first batch of buildings in Phase 1 of the Hong Kong Park starting from the end of this year, the Park will officially enter into its operational phase next year. The next stage will focus on attracting enterprises and investment, as well as appealing to leading companies and talent on the Mainland and abroad to set foot in the Park. The HKSAR Government will continue to work closely with the Shenzhen Municipal Government and relevant stakeholders to promote the development of the Hong Kong Park in the Loop according to the development strategy proposed in the Development Outline.
The Development Outline has been uploaded to the website of the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau (www.itib.gov.hk/en/index.html).
