Traffic Notices

ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS (CHAPTER 374)

Restricted Zones on Shap Pat Heung Road, Yuen Long

        In exercise of the powers vested in me under regulation 14(1)(b) of the Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations, Chapter 374, I hereby direct that with effect from 10.00 am on 8 October 2010, the following sections of road will be designated as restricted zones from 7.00 a.m. to 12.00 midnight daily:

(i)   the southern kerbside lane of the section of Shap Pat Heung Road from its junction with Kung Um Road to a point about 25 metres west of the same junction;

(ii)  the southern kerbside lane of the section of Shap Pat Heung Road from  a point about 45 metres west of its junction with Kung Um Road to a point about 550 metres west of the same junction;

(iii) the southern kerbside lane of the section of Shap Pat Heung Road from a point about 600 metres west of its junction with Kung Um Road to its junction with Lam Hau Tsuen Road;

(iv) the northern kerbside lane of the section of Shap Pat Heung Road from its junction with Kung Um Road to a point about 90 metres west of the same junction; and

(v)  the northern kerbside lane of the section of Shap Pat Heung Road from a point about 110 metres west of its junction with Kung Um Road to its junction with Lam Hau Tsuen Road.

       Within the restricted zones, drivers of all motor vehicles, except franchised buses and those with permits issued by the Commissioner for Transport, will be prohibited from:

(a)  picking up or setting down passengers; or

(b)  loading or unloading goods.

        The extent of the restricted zones will be indicated by appropriate traffic signs and road markings.

Joseph Y T LAI Commissioner for Transport