Traffic congestion in Kwun Tong｜October Chongsheng: URA’s proposal is undesirable, and the government’s words will cause catastrophic impact

"There must be congestion during peak hours, and slow traffic during non-peak hours." The traffic congestion problem in Kwun Tong has been plagued by residents in the district for a long time. Diverted to the Hoi Yuen Road roundabout, but Kwun Tong District Council Chairman Or Chong-shing bluntly stated that "this option is the most undesirable." He disguisedly increased the traffic pressure at the roundabout and made Kwun Tong Road east-west traffic "clogged and congested."

He criticized the URA and the Transport Department for giving people the feeling of "being behind closed doors", and asked the government to listen to community voices and suggestions, and not to "just talk and do it." He threatened to use the URA plan to watch Pond brings "catastrophic impact".

He believes that the traffic congestion problem at Hoi Yuen Road roundabout has been plagued by the public for a long time, and the government should seize the opportunity of reconstruction and think carefully about how to reduce the impact on the public.

The traffic congestion problem in Kwun Tong is serious and it often attracts discussions among netizens.

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In fact, everyone knows that the problem of congestion in Kwun Tong has aroused the concern of all parties. Friends who are close to Kwun Tong feel that it is bound to be congested during peak hours and slow down during non-peak hours.

Chairman of Kwun Tong District Council

The chairman of the Kwun Tong District Council, Or Chong-shing, described on the RTHK program "Millenniums" today that the problem of traffic congestion in Kwun Tong has aroused the concern of all parties. More than ten bus lines will be diverted through Hoi Yuen Road roundabout, which will cause vehicular pressure and make traffic congestion worse. He bluntly said that "this option is the most undesirable", and it will make Kwun Tong Road east and west "clogged and congested". Regarding the government's claim that it is still not saturated, he bluntly stated that "in fact, the daily situation that the public encounters is easier to talk about than the data."

Ke Chongsheng, Member of the DAB Legislative Council.

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People at IKEA feel that they are working behind closed doors. They really want community consultations and stakeholders, and they don’t have an attitude of saying anything and saying what you do.

If you put it in front of you, using the URA plan, the Kwun Tong district and the tight roundabout will have a catastrophic impact!

Chairman of Kwun Tong District Council

Or Chong-shing explained that Hoi Yuen Road roundabout in Kwun Tong is the busy point. The urban planning of Kwun Tong has been used for more than 60 years. The saturation situation is very serious. If buses use the Hoi Yuen Road roundabout to turn, it will be more congested; he bluntly said, Kwun Tong old district Redevelopment is a good opportunity to improve the problem of "day congestion and night congestion" on Kwun Tong Road, and consider how to make the traffic flow smoother. My sister, this is a good opportunity for the redevelopment of the city center. We should also think about it and improve the problem of day and night congestion on Kwun Tong Road."

He described that the current feeling is "closed door" and reiterated that when the URA went to the district board to report on the progress last month, many members expressed their opinions. He hoped that the URA and the Transport Department would take the initiative and listen to community voices and suggestions. If you talk about it, just do it." Other more efficient alternatives can be considered. For example, some bus lines can pass through Hip Wo Street and Hong Ning Road.

The problem of traffic congestion during peak hours on Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, has been unable to improve for many years.

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