Hong Kong – Clearance and public transportation plans for 15th National Games roadway biking (guys’s person) occasion

The males’s specific competitors of the 15th National Games (NG) China Mobile Cup roadway biking occasion will be staged at 9am on November 8 and is anticipated to conclude at 2.30 pm. It is the sole occasion of the 15th NG that will cover throughout Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

The race covers an overall range of 231.8 kilometres, consisting of a 55.8 km area in Hong Kong. The race convoy will take a trip through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) and go through the Hong Kong Port, North Lantau Highway and Penny’s Bay Highway. The professional athletes will return after going by the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and head back to Zhuhai through the HZMB and Hengqin. It is expected that the race convoy will go into the Hong Kong area around 10.20 am and invest about one and a half hours in the Hong Kong area.

To help with the holding of the race, short-term control steps will be executed on the HZMB Hong Kong Port, the HZMB and some roadways on that day. Members of the general public and visitors ought to focus on the following bottom line:

• Short-lived control steps will be executed on the HZMB westbound from Hong Kong towards Zhuhai/Macao from 7.30 am to 12.30 pm. The Departure Hall of Passenger Clearance Building and Outbound Vehicle Clearance Plaza of the HZMB Hong Kong Port will close at 6.30 am. Visitors or lorries wanting to leave Hong Kong for Zhuhai or Macao before the application of the short-term control procedures are needed to reach the Departure Hall of Passenger Clearance Building or Outbound Vehicle Clearance Plaza of the HZMB Hong Kong Port before 6.30 am on the occasion day in order to go through departure and clearance treatments.
• Cross-boundary (CB) public transportation services taking a trip on the HZMB in between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, consisting of the HZMB shuttle (Gold Bus), CB coach and bus services of SkyPier Terminal Transfer Coach of Hong Kong International Airport, will be suspended throughout the application of the momentary control.
• Momentary traffic control procedures will be executed on the North Lantau Highway and roadways near the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort throughout the race. Travel time to and from the airport through the North Lantau Highway is anticipated to increase by about 30 minutes. Travel time to and from the park, hotels and the Inspiration Lake Recreation Centre by means of Penny’s Bay Highway, Sunny Bay Road, Magic Road and Fantasy Road might be likewise increased by about 30 minutes. Members of the general public and visitors ought to prepare their journeys ahead of time and permit adequate travel time. They are encouraged to utilize train services, consisting of the Airport Express, the Tung Chung line and the Disneyland Resort line, and prevent driving to the above roadway areas. Motorists who require to drive to the airport can likewise think about utilizing the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Tunnel.
• The departure and clearance services at the HZMB Hong Kong Port will resume after 12.30 pm on that day. It is anticipated that traffic will be hectic. Members of the general public must keep in mind that as the roadways within Zhuhai are still closed for the race up until about 2.30 pm, the Gold Bus from Hong Kong to Zhuhai is anticipated to supply restricted service from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm. Members of the general public are encouraged to prevent heading to the Hong Kong Port in rush. The Gold Bus from Zhuhai to Hong Kong will resume service at 2.30 pm. The Gold Bus services to/from Macao will resume at 12.30 pm. The Transport Department (TD) has actually advised the Gold Bus operator to prepare workforce plans ahead of time and reserve enough backup cars to fulfill traveler need upon the resumption of typical boundary-crossing services. Members of the general public and visitors who require to take a trip in between Zhuhai and Macao on that day are recommended to prepare their journeys early and utilize other land Boundary Control Points (BCPs) as far as possible and take notice of the traffic control plans within Zhuhai.
• The Police will establish a short-term limited flying zone (RFZ), extending 2km outwards from the race course from 9am to 1.30 pm on November 8. No little unmanned airplane, other than those authorised, will be allowed to get in the zone. Information of the short-lived RFZ will be revealed on the electronic website for little unmanned airplane “eSUA”
• For information of the unique traffic and transportation plans for the race, please describe the TD Notice: www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_83562.html.
• The National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) (NGCO) has actually communicated with pertinent federal government departments and organisations to share info on the pertinent BCPs clearance services and transport plans to be carried out for the occasion to the general public, visitors and stakeholders through different channels, consisting of:
• The Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK) has actually advised airline companies to alert members of the general public and tourists flying on that day to enable adequate time to take a trip to the airport and has actually likewise provided a circular to notify visitors that CB coach services by means of the HZMB will be impacted. The AAHK will likewise release appropriate notifications through its site and social media platform.
• The Tourism Commission (TC) has actually notified the hotel sector through their trade associations to advise their visitors of the unique transport plans. The TC has actually likewise notified certified travel representatives through the Travel Industry Authority and the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong to prevent bringing trip groups throughout the HZMB on the occasion day. The Hong Kong Tourism Board has actually likewise alerted its trade partners and shared the appropriate info on its site (www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/index.html) to help with visitors’ travel plan preparation.
• The TD has actually notified trades consisting of CB items automobiles, public transportation operators (PTOs) such as Gold Bus, CB coach, regional non-franchised bus, franchised bus, taxi operators and MTR of the plans on that day. The PTOs have actually been releasing notifications slowly to notify travelers. Alert messages were likewise released to candidates of Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles and the HZMB closed roadway license holders on the short-lived control procedures of the HZMB and the Hong Kong Port on that day. In addition, the TD will signal drivers to the current traffic details through Full Variable Message Signs in tunnels and control locations worried. MTR Corporation Limited will help to step up public broadcast in all heavy train stations. The TD will likewise prompt CB and regional tourists and members of the general public to beware of numerous public transportation plans in CB traffic, taking a trip to and from the airport and Tung Chung in addition to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and prepare their journeys early, through the HKeMobility mobile application, radio, television and Agent T Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AgentT.hk).
• The Islands District Office has actually distributed the pertinent message to citizens in the district through the district network (consisting of District Councils, Area Committees and District Committees, Youth Committees, along with District Services and Community Care Teams). Some Care Teams in the district have actually established street stalls and dispersed brochures at different places in the location for a number of days before the occasion day and published pertinent info on social networks, so that locals might be notified of the unique transport plans on the day of the occasion and therefore strategy and change their travel appropriately. The Care Teams have actually likewise helped in getting in touch with home management business and town agents in the district and requested them to publish the above TD notification at noticeable locations for homeowners’ details. On the day of the occasion, the Care Teams will release personnel to check the district and offer suitable support to members of the general public in requirement.
• The Marine Department has actually gotten in touch with CB ferryboat operators to increase the frequency of ferryboat services to Macao according to functional circumstance on the early morning of the occasion day.
• The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort has actually likewise advised visitors preparing to go to the resort by means of its main site (www.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/special-notice) and mobile application about the unique traffic plans on the occasion day. There might be a possible boost in travel time to and from the resort and the Inspiration Lake Recreation Centre by means of Magic Road and Fantasy Road due to traffic control steps.
• Hong Kong Customs has actually notified the transportation trades of the traffic plans on that day and to utilize other land BCPs as far as possible for entry and exit. Customs has actually likewise published notifications at the clearance centers of the Hong Kong Port and notified the general public through its site (www.customs.gov.hk/en/home/index.html) and social networks platform.
• The Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has actually notified food traders of the plans and published pertinent info on the Food Trader Portal and its main site.
• The Immigration Department (ImmD) will upgrade the circumstance of the Hong Kong Port in genuine time through its mobile application on the occasion day. Travelers can examine the queuing circumstance of the HZMB Hong Kong Port through the ImmD’s mobile application before taking a trip, to much better prepare their travel plans and reduce queuing time.
• The Police will likewise advise the general public of the momentary traffic control plans through its social networks platform (www.facebook.com/HongKongPoliceForce).

In addition, the 15th NG roadway biking (females’s person) occasion will be hung on November 9. The race course will generally be found in Zhuhai and will not impact the HZMB and clearance services at the port, some of the roadways in Zhuhai will be closed due to the occasion. No routine public transportation services will be offered the synthetic island of Zhuhai. From 7.30 am to 11.30 am that day, just minimal services for paths leaving for Zhuhai will be offered by Gold Bus. Members of the general public are recommended to prevent taking Gold Bus to Zhuhai throughout the abovementioned durations. Some of the ferryboat services in between Hong Kong and Zhuhai Jiuzhou Port will likewise be suspended on November 8 and 9.

To assist in a much better watching experience, a public watching zone will be established on the walkway of Fantasy Road situated outside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which can accommodate a couple of hundred viewers. Members of the general public might concern cheer the professional athletes and take pleasure in the race there. The Police will carry out crowd management procedures based on location conditions. Members of the general public are recommended to follow directions of the Police and personnel on website. As short-term traffic control procedures will be executed on the race path at the North Lantau Highway, members of the general public ought to take the MTR to the Disneyland Resort station as far as possible to reach the designated watching zone. The Guangdong competitors area has actually commissioned the China Central Television as the host broadcaster to supply live webcast of the occasion. All rights-holding broadcasters, consisting of the 3 regional complimentary tv broadcasters and Radio Television Hong Kong, will be provided the live signal.

A representative for the NGCO stated that as the NG is the nation’s highest-level occasion, this occasion needs to fulfill strict requirements concerning race course choice and organisational plans to guarantee professional athletes’ security. Pertinent departments will collaborate to assist in the unique traffic and transport plans to reduce the influence on the general public and visitors who normally utilize the HZMB and other associated roadway areas. Members of the general public and tourists who require to take a trip to and from Zhuhai or Macao are advised to prepare their schedules ahead of time and utilize other control points and public transportation as far as possible. The representative thanked the general public and visitors for their understanding, in addition to the contributions of different organisations and departments carrying out the pertinent plans.