Triathlon test event set for March
The 15th National Games Triathlon Test Event will be held at the Central Harbourfront and Victoria Harbour on March 1 and 2, and special traffic and transport arrangements will be in place in Central and Wan Chai from February 26.
The women's individual and men's individual races are scheduled for 8am and 10.30am respectively on March 1, while the mixed relay race will take place at 2pm on March 2.
To prepare for and facilitate the test event, special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented in phases.
From 10am on February 26 to 6pm on March 2, the section of Expo Drive between Legislative Council Road and Expo Drive Central will be temporarily closed.
From 5am to 8am on February 28, Police will implement intermittent road closures in the vicinity of the Central Harbourfront and Wan Chai North, including Lung Wo Road, Yiu Sing Street, Lung Hop Street, Expo Drive, Expo Drive Central, and Expo Drive East.
These road sections will be closed from 2am to 2pm on March 1 and from 8am to 6pm on March 2.
Regarding public transport, cross-harbour bus route nos. 104 and 961 and Citybus route nos. H1 and H2 will be subject to temporary diversions.
At the same time, the terminal point of cross-harbour bus route no. 961 at Expo Drive East will be temporarily relocated to Harbour Road outside Wan Chai Swimming Pool, and the bus stop of Citybus route no. H1 at Expo Drive East near Golden Bauhinia Square will also be temporarily suspended.