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Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong to implement special traffic arrangements in many districts, the corridor from Gloucester Road to the Eastern District is congested in the afternoon

2022-06-30T08:57:16.988Z


General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping and his wife visited Hong Kong today (30th).


General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping and his wife visited Hong Kong today (30th). Roads, including northbound Fleming Road flyover, Lung Wo Road, etc., near the Eastern District, including Yao Sing Street, are also closed.


According to the online map of Google Map, traffic in the north of Hong Kong Island was congested in the afternoon. Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road, etc., where traffic was still smooth this morning, were shown as red with traffic congestion at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

The congested road has been extended eastwards to the Eastern Corridor, and the road conditions are shown to be very congested.

As for the West Kowloon area in the Kowloon District, Lin Cheung Road to the West Kowloon Cultural District also shows that the road conditions are very congested.


▼On the morning of June 30, a large-scale water and horse array was built at the Wanchai Convention and Exhibition▼


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Xi Jinping and his wife arrived in Hong Kong at 3:00 this afternoon (30th), and the police implemented special traffic arrangements in many districts in Hong Kong.

From 2:00 a.m. on the 29th, the exhibition area and Wanchai North will be closed in stages; the MTR Convention and Exhibition Station will be temporarily closed.

The police announced earlier that all roads in the "Convention Peninsula" will be closed, including the northbound Fleming Road flyover, Lung Wo Road, etc., and the area near the Eastern District, including Yiu Sing Street, will be closed.

Some road sections, including Fleming Road, Harbour Road, etc., will be closed intermittently.

The police have stepped up their defenses in Wan Chai this morning. Large water horses have been erected at the Renaissance Seaview Hotel and the Grand Hyatt Hotel, where officials and parliamentarians are closed-loop isolated, as well as the nearby Central Plaza and Harbour Road.

▼On the morning of June 30, a large number of police officers were stationed and patrolled around the West Kowloon High Speed ​​Rail Station▼


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Gloucester Road to Eastern Corridor Congestion

According to the online map of Google Map, the traffic information on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai was still smooth this morning. In the afternoon, the road condition information changed to red, which represents congestion. As for the congested road section extending eastward to the area of ​​the Eastern District Corridor, the road condition information of the relevant road section is also Displayed in red or brown, the road surface is very congested.

As for Gloucester Road extending westward, Harcourt Road and Connaught Road in the direction of Sheung Wan, the traffic information is also displayed in red or brown, which means there is also congestion.

As for the "peripheral" area of ​​the "Convention Peninsula", there is also congestion. Among them, Johnston Road and Queen's Road East, the road condition information is also displayed in red or orange, and the section of the road from Lung Wo Road to Edinburgh Square is also displayed in red.

There were also traffic jams along the Canal Road flyover and the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel.

Congestion between Lai Cheung Road and Lin Cheung Road, West Kowloon Station

In addition, the West Kowloon High Speed ​​Rail Station, which has been completely closed this morning, has a large number of police stationed and patrolled in the Elements and Xiqu Centre.

As of about 3:00 p.m., the section of Lian Cheung Road to Nanchang was suspected to be blocked due to road closures.

The 25th Anniversary of the Return of the People's Republic of China︱The 25th Anniversary of the Return of Xi Jinping's Visit to Hong Kong with the Police Adopting the Highest Standard of Security check passers-by

Source: hk1

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