Annex D

Annex D
Traffic Impact Assessment

Report
CONTENTS
D1 INTRODUCTION 1
D1.1 BACKGROUND 1
D1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1
D2 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 3
D2.1 THE SITE 3

D2.2 CAR PARKING AND LOADING/UNLOADING FACILITIES 3
D2.3 INTERNAL WALKWAY PROVISIONS 3
D3 EXISTING TRAFFIC SITUATION 4
D3.1 EXISTING ROAD NETWORK 4

D3.2 TRAFFIC COUNT SURVEYS 4
D3.3 EXISTING JUNCTION CAPACITY ASSESSMENT 5
D3.4 PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROVISIONS 6
D4 FUTURE TRAFFIC SITUATION 7
D4.1 DESIGN YEAR 7

D4.2 TRAFFIC PROJECTION 7
D4.3 PLANNED/COMMITTED NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VICINITY OF THE SITE 7
D4.4 DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC GENERATION 12
D4.5 REFERENCE AND DESIGN FLOWS 15
D4.6 JUNCTION CAPACITY ASSESSMENT 17
D4.7 ASSESSMENT ON THE INTERNAL WALKWAYS WITHIN DEVELOPMENT SITE 18
D5 COLUMBARIUM – SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT ON FESTIVAL

DAYS 19
D5.1 SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT ON EXISTING COLUMBARIUM/CEMETERY SITES19

D5.2 PROPOSED SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT PLAN 20
D5.3 SHUTTLE SERVICE FLEET SIZE ESTIMATION 21
D5.4 ESTIMATION OF VISITOR NUMBERS DURING FESTIVAL DAYS 23
D5.5 MECHANISM TO CONTROL THE VISITOR NUMBERS ON EVERY FESTIVAL PERIOD 26
D5.6 CONTINGENCY PLAN - FULL PEDESTRIANIZATION 27
D5.7 MONITORING AND EVALUATION MECHANISMS 29
D5.8 ASSESSMENT ON VISITORS GENERATED BY CLASS B NICHES 29
D6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 30
D6.1 SUMMARY 30
D6.2 CONCLUSIONS 31
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1 Location Plan
Figure 3.1 Existing Traffic Flows
Figure 3.2 Location of Existing Bus Stops
Figure 4.1 Location Plan for Adjacent Developments
Figure 4.2 Adjacent and Proposed Development Traffic Flows
Figure 4.3 2016 Reference Traffic Flows
Figure 4.4 2016 Design Traffic Flows
Figure 5.1 Location 1 – Proposed Pick-up / Drop-off Arrangement at Tai Po

Tau Road
Figure 5.2 Location 2 – Proposed Pick-up / Drop-off Arrangement at Nam

Wan Road
Figure 5.3 Location 3 – Proposed Pick-up / Drop-off Arrangement at Dai

Cheong Street / Dai Kwai Street
Figure 5.4 Proposed Shuttle Bus Routing
Figure 5.5 Proposed Pedestrian Route to Tai Po Tau Road Pick-up / Drop-off
Point
Figure 5.6 Proposed Pedestrian Route to Nam Wan Road Pick-up / Drop-off
Point
D1 INTRODUCTION
D1.1 BACKGROUND
The Pilot Project for Public-Private Partnership Conservation Scheme, Sha Lo

Tung Valley, Tai Po is proposed to be one of the pilot projects under the
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme. This Project establishes the
framework for a public-private partnership to conserve the Sha Lo Tung
Valley in Tai Po. The Project intends to ensure long-term active conservation
management of the ecologically sensitive areas currently located on private
land owned by the Sha Lo Tung Development Company (SLTDC). More
importantly, the Project will provide a source of funds to sustain such
conservation action. The Project is fully in line with Government’s policy
intentions for conserving high priority sites such as Sha Lo Tung, by
packaging long term conservation action with sustainable, compatible
commercial activities within the conservation area and suitable development
on adjoining land. With appropriate development concessions granted in
non-sensitive areas (as identified as the Development Site) adjoining the
Conservation Area, the capital and ongoing costs of establishing and
managing conservation operations and infrastructure in the Valley are
assured. This balance between development and conservation expectations,
will enable the Valley to become a unique nature attraction and educational
resource for both locals and tourists, which can be achieved quickly and
without Government funding.
LLA Consultancy Limited was commissioned to undertake a traffic impact

assessment study and to provide advice on special traffic arrangements for the
project. A number of TIA reports had been submitted to the relevant
authorities, the first of which back in May 2005. Since then, continuous
liaison and discussion with the concerned government departments have been
maintained. Taking into consideration of their valued comments, the
proposed scheme has been changed and fine-tuned many times, both in terms
of the development intensity, content as well as the associated traffic
management schemes during normal operation and festival periods.
This traffic report summarises the latest findings of the traffic assessments and
the associated special traffic management measures formulated for the
proposed scheme.
D1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
D1.2.1 The objectives of the traffic impact study are as follows:
• to review the existing traffic conditions of the adjacent road network;
• to estimate the potential traffic generation due to the proposed

development;
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• to assess the future traffic situation in the surrounding road network;
• to appraise the potential traffic impact of the proposed development on

the surrounding road network;
• to consider road improvement proposals, if required; and
• to propose a feasible special traffic arrangement plan on festival days.

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D2 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
D2.1 THE SITE
As shown in Figure 2.1, the Site is located at Sha Lo Tung, Tai Po and is
connected by a some 2.3 km long Sha Lo Tung Road from Ting Kok Road.
The total site area is 57.2 hectares.
D2.1.1 The Proposed Development Schedule
The proposed development will consist of 2 major components: an Ecological

Reserve of 51.9 hectares and a development site of 5.3 hectares.
The Ecological Reserve comprises the following elements:
• Management of the SSSI zone for conservation of dragonfly and fish

species, and conservation of other areas in a natural state (e.g. secondary
woodland); and
• Provision of interpretation centre, nature education trails, gardens, visitor

facilities, and managed walking activities.
The Multi-cultural Education Retreat cum Columbarium complex will be

located at the development concession area (where it has the lowest eco-value)
with 60,000 niches upon full completion. In the complex, there are also
associated visitor facilities provided.
D2.2 CAR PARKING AND LOADING/UNLOADING FACILITIES
For the Multi-cultural Education Retreat cum Columbarium Complex, 20

private car parking spaces and 2 shuttle bys layby (3m x 8m) will be provided.
For the Ecological Reserve, it is proposed to provide 20 private car parking

spaces, 2 taxi laybys and 2 shuttle bus laybys.
Therefore, the provision of transport facilities for the proposed development

will be 40 car parking spaces, 2 taxi laybys and 4 shuttle bus laybys. All these
transport facilities can be share-used by the Multi-cultural Education Retreat
cum Columbarium Complex and the Ecological Reserve in order to the meet
the possible demand variation of different use.
D2.3 INTERNAL WALKWAY PROVISIONS
The main pedestrian walkway within the development will be of 4.5m wide.
All other walkways will have a minimum of 2.5m wide.

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D3 EXISTING TRAFFIC SITUATION
D3.1 EXISTING ROAD NETWORK
Sha Lo Tung Road is a local access road connecting the Site with Ting Kok
Road. At present, the existing traffic volume is minimal.
Ting Kok Road is a major road running at the northern part of Tai Po that
leads to Bride’s Pool Road. The section of the road from Nam Wan Road to
Dai Kwai Street is classified as a primary distributor while the section between
Dai Kwai Street to Tai Mei Tuk is classified as a rural road type A.
Yuen Shin Road is a primary distributor connecting Ting Kok Road and Tolo
Highway. Signalized junctions exist along Yuen Shin Road to permit turning
movements to other parts of Tai Po.
Dai Fuk Street, which connects the Ting Kok Road/Yuen Shin Road junction,
provides an access to the Tai Po Industrial Estate and helps to alleviate the
congestion at Ting Kok Road/Dai Fat Street junction.
D3.2 TRAFFIC COUNT SURVEYS
In order to assess the existing traffic conditions, a 5-day traffic count survey
was carried out at the road junctions in the vicinity of the Study Area on the
following days and the corresponding peak hours are as follows:
Table 3.1 Identified Peak Hours
Peak Hours
Date
AM PM
Weekday
22 November 2007 (Thursday) 07:45 - 08:45 17:30 - 18:30
18 March 2008 (Tuesday) 08:00 - 09:00 17:30 - 18:30
11 April 2008 (Friday) 07:45 - 08:45 17:30 - 18:30
Sunday
25 November 2007 10:00 - 11:00 17:00 - 18:00
16 March 2008 10:00 - 11:00 14:15 - 15:15
The results of the survey, in terms of junction flows are shown in Table 3.2 and
3.3.

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Table 3.2 Existing Surveyed Junction Flow Results - Weekdays
Survey Date
22 Nov 2007 18 Mar 2008 11 Apr 2008 (Fri)

No. Junction
(Thu) (Tue)
AM PM AM PM AM PM
Yuen Shin Road/Ting Kok

J1 3,642 2,688 3,372 2,337 3,838 2,824
Road/Dai Fuk Street
J2 Fung Yuen Road/Ting Kok Road 2,868 2,152 1,105 743 2,925 2,174
J3 Sha Lo Tung Road/Ting Kok Road 1,106 885 1,076 727 1,264 910
J4 Ting Kok Road/Dai Fat Street 2,754 2,177 2,594 1,463 2,726 2,132
Total = 10,370 7,902 8,147 5,270 10,753 8,040
Table 3.3 Existing Surveyed Junction Flow Results - Sundays
Survey Date
No. Junction 25 Nov 2007 16 Mar 2008
AM PM AM PM
Yuen Shin Road/Ting Kok Road/Dai Fuk
J1 1,988 2,359 1,354 1,861
Street
J2 Fung Yuen Road/Ting Kok Road 1,621 2,071 1,234 1,410
J3 Sha Lo Tung Road/Ting Kok Road 732 825 517 744
J4 Ting Kok Road/Dai Fat Street 1,551 2,000 1,856 1,530
Total = 5,892 7,255 4,961 5,545
From the above survey results, the peak weekday, i.e. 11 April 2008 (Friday)
and Sunday, 25 November 2007, traffic flows will be use in the subsequent
assessment. The peak weekday and Sunday traffic flows are shown in Figure
3.1.
D3.3 EXISTING JUNCTION CAPACITY ASSESSMENT
Based on the existing traffic flows, the performances of the key junctions were
assessed. The results are summarized in Table 3.4.
Table 3.4 Existing Junction Performance
Weekday Sunday
No. Junction Location Type AM PM AM PM
Peak Peak Peak Peak
J1 Signalized/RC 24% 48% +100% +100%
Road/Dai Fuk Street
Fung Yuen Road/Ting Kok
J2 Priority/DFC 0.13 0.09 0.05 0.08
Road
Sha Lo Tung Road/Ting Kok
J3 Priority/DFC 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.03
Road
J4 Yuen Shin Road/Dai Fat Road Signalized/RC 38% 84% +100% 74%
Notes: 1. The capacity index for signalised junction is reserve capacity.
2. The capacity index for priority junctions is design flow to capacity ratio.

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The results of the assessment reveals that all junctions were operating with
ample reserve capacities during the peak periods of weekday and Sunday.
D3.4 PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROVISIONS
At present, there are various public transport services serving along Ting Kok
Road. Table 3.5 lists the existing bus/minibus routes serving the area.
Table 3.5 Existing Bus Routes
Route Frequency
Mode Terminating Points
No. (min)
Green 20B Tai Po Station – Tung Tsz 15 – 30
Mini- 20C Tai Po Station - Tai Mei Tuk 5 – 10
bus 20K Tai Po Station - Sam Mun Tsai 3 – 20
(GMB) 26 Bayshore Towers - Hong Kong Institute of Education 7–9
73 Choi Yuen - Tai Po Industrial Estate 19 - 30
72A Tai Wai KCR Station - Tai Po Industrial Estate 20 - 35
74K Tai Po Station - Sam Mun Tsai 30
75K Tai Po Station - Tai Mei Tuk 11 - 20
Tai Po Station to Hong Kong Institute of Education (Mon – Sat,
Bus 275 10 - 30
School Holidays)
Tai Po Station to Hong Kong Institute of Education (Holiday
275S 15 - 20
only)
Wu Kai Sha Railway Station - Tai Po Industrial Estate (Mon –
274P* 15 - 20
Sat)
Notes: * - Operates on weekdays and Saturday between 7:25 to 8:00am
The existing bus/minibus stop locations are shown in Figure 3.2. The
walking distances between the nearest bus stops and J/O Ting Kok Road and
Sha Lo Tung Road are approximately 50 m and 190 m for eastbound and
westbound direction of traffic, respectively.

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D4 FUTURE TRAFFIC SITUATION
D4.1 DESIGN YEAR
The proposed development is anticipated to be completed by year 2016 and

this year is adopted as the “Design Year” in the study.
D4.2 TRAFFIC PROJECTION
Reference was also made to the 2002 to 2008 Annual Traffic Census Reports.
The traffic data recorded at relevant counting stations adjacent to the Site are
shown in Table 4.1.
Table 4.1 Annual Traffic Census Data
Road Section AADT Average

Stn.
Road Growth
No. From To 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (%)
Ting Dai 24,440
Nam 24,630 24,160 24,350 24,810 24,370
5006 Kok Kwai 24,800 (- -0.3%
Wan Rd (+0.8%) (-1.9%) (+0.8%) (+1.9%) (-1.8%)
Rd St 1.5%)
Yuen Ting 25,330
Tolo 25,280 24,630 24,380 27,970 28,190
6057 Shin Kok 27,340 (- +0.5%
Highway (-0.2%) (-2.6%) (-1%) (+14.7%) (+0.8%)
Rd Rd 7.4%)
Ting Tai 17,660
Dai 17,880 19,160 19,650 19,620 20,770
6211 Kok Mei 18,260 (- +2.2%
Kwai St (+1.2%) (+7.2%) (+2.6%) (-0.2%) (+5.9%)
Rd Tuk 3.3%)
67,430
67,790 67,950 68,380 72,400 73,330
All Stations 70,400 (- +0.7%
(+0.5%) (+0.2%) (+0.6%) (+5.9%) (+1.3%)
4.2%)
Note: 1. Figures in bracket indicated the % increase between two years.
It is noted from Table 4.1 that between the years of 2002 to 2008, all stations
recorded growth ranged from -0.3% to +2.2% over the past years with an
overall average +0.7%. As a result, an annual growth rate of +1.5% was
adopted as a conservative approach for the projection of 2016 future traffic
flows.
D4.3 PLANNED/COMMITTED NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VICINITY OF THE SITE
Information has also been obtained from relevant authorities about the
planned development projects in the vicinity of the study area as shown in the
following (Location plan in Figure 4.1):
• Fung Yuen Residential Development – a major residential development

along Ting Kok Road. The recently approved development parameters
would allow a total of 1860 number of flats;
• Tai Po Town Lot No.161 – Residential development “The Beverly Hills”

along Sam Mun Tsai Road will have a total of 547 units, about 90% was
vacant (493 units);

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• Small House Developments – 270 units are projected to be built until 2016;
• A 76m “Guan Yin” statue together with a monastery building (similar to

the one at Chi Lin Nunnery);
• Bathing Beach at Lung Mei, Ting Kok;
• Barbecue Site and Car Park in DD17 and DD29; and
• Spa Resort Development at various lots at DD17 – consists of a spa centre,

a hotel and a commercial component in the form of a gourmet village.
Trip Generation of Planned Residential Developments
With reference to the latest trip rates published by Transport Department in

August 2008, the traffic generation and attraction of residential developments
at Fung Yuen, Tai Po Town Lot 161, and Small House Developments are
summarised in Table 4.2.
Table 4.2 Traffic Generated by the Planned Residential Developments
Traffic Generation (pcu/hour)

AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Development Type Unit /Size
2- 2-
Gen. Att. Gen. Att.
way way
Trip Rates(1)
Residential (High Density) R(A)(2) pcu/flat/hour0.0718 0.0425 0.1143 0.0286 0.037 0.0656
Residential (Low Density) R(B)(3) pcu/flat/hour0.3012 0.2189 0.5201 0.2235 0.3234 0.5469
1.1.1. Estimated Traffic Flows

Fung Yuen Residential Development R(A) 1,860 flats 134 79 213 53 69 122
Tai Po Town Lot No.161 [The Beverly
R(B) 547 flats 165 120 285 122 177 299
Hills]
Small House Developments R(B) 270 units 81 59 140 60 87 147
Total 380 258 638 235 333 568
Notes: 1. Latest trip rates published by TD in August 2008.
2. The mean trip rate of Private Housing:High-Density/R(A) with average flat size equals to 60m2
is adopted as R(A) trip rate.
3. The mean trip rate of Private Housing:Low-Density/R(B) with average flat size equals to 240m2
is adopted as R(B) trip rate.
During weekday’s peak periods, a total of 638 pcu/hr and 568 pcu/hr of 2-
way traffic were expected to be generated/attracted by the planned residential
developments in the morning and evening peak hours respectively.
Trip Generation of the “Guan Yin” Development
In order to estimate the traffic for the “Guan Yin” temple, a pedestrian and
vehicular survey had been carried out at Chi Lin Nunnery on 3 weekdays
during their operational hours and the results on the pedestrian and vehicular
survey are shown in Table 4.3 and Table 4.4, respectively.

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Table 4.3 Weekday Hourly Pedestrian Flows at Chi Lin Nunnery
Generation Attraction 2-Way Total

Time
Tue Wed Thu Tue Wed Thu Tue Wed Thu
8:30 - 9:30 25 91 64 138 188 151 163 279 215
8:45 - 9:45 18 79 60 157 200 172 175 279 232
9:00 - 10:00 22 71 62 159 190 167 181 261 229
9:15 - 10:15 23 63 50 138 168 139 161 231 189
9:30 - 10:30 24 71 43 108 137 134 132 208 177
17:00 - 18:00 123 197 122 58 89 59 181 286 181
17:15 - 18:15 176 218 148 65 72 64 241 290 212
17:30 - 18:30 201 189 164 52 55 58 253 244 222
17:45 - 18:45 178 186 172 42 49 50 220 235 222
18:00 - 19:00 165 165 160 45 52 49 210 217 209
Table 4.4 Weekday Hourly In/Out Vehicular Flows at Chi Lin Nunnery
Generation Attraction 2-Way Total

Time
Tue Wed Thu Tue Wed Thu Tue Wed Thu
8:30 - 9:30 12 24 12 11 27 11 22 50 22
8:45 - 9:45 15 16 15 22 30 22 37 46 37
9:00 - 10:00 14 17 14 19 25 19 33 41 33
9:15 - 10:15 11 8 11 16 16 16 28 24 28
9:30 - 10:30 9 4 9 13 10 13 22 13 22
17:00 - 18:00 8 7 5 12 14 8 20 21 12
17:15 - 18:15 11 14 3 12 6 4 23 19 7
17:30 - 18:30 12 13 6 9 3 5 21 16 11
17:45 - 18:45 11 10 8 4 3 3 15 13 11
18:00 - 19:00 8 8 8 2 0 4 10 8 12
Because of the similarity of the development nature, it is assumed that the

“Guan Yin” development will generate the same amount of pedestrian trips
(visitors) during peak periods as Chi Lin Nunnery.
Reference was made to the “Travel Characteristics Study 2002 (TCS 2002)”,
published by Transport Department, to estimate the transport modal split of
visitors arriving the “Guan Yin” development. Table 4.5 shows the modal
split of person trips by “Home Based Others (HBO)” and “Non-Home-Based
(NHB)” purposes documented in TCS2002.
Table 4.5 Distribution of HBO and NHB Boardings by Transport Modes
Transport Mode Home Based Others (HBO) Non-Home-Based (NHB)

MTR 11% 17%
KCR 6% 6%
LRT 2% 1%
Tram 2% 2%
Ferry 1% 1%
PLB 12% 8%
Franchised Bus 33% 24%
Private Car 14% 20%
Taxi 12% 13%
SPB 7% 8%
Total 100% 100%
Total Boardings (000’s) 4,425 1,761

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Since there are no MTR, KCR, LRT, Tram, Ferry and SPB services serving the
Ting Kok area, these trips were re-assigned to PLB, Franchised Bus and Taxi
based on the proportion among the three transport modes. The adjusted
modal splits are shown in Table 4.6.
Table 4.6 Adjusted Modal Splits
Transport Mode Home Based Others Non-Home-Based Overall

PLB 18% 14% 16%
Franchised Bus 50% 43% 48%
Private Car 14% 20% 16%
Taxi 18% 23% 20%
Total 100% 100% 100%
From Table 4.6, the pedestrian trips that use PLBs and franchised buses to
access the “Guan Yin” development will not induce additional vehicular trips
onto the road network because both transport mode are operating on a
scheduled service. For pedestrian trips that use private cars and taxis, the
additional traffic generated in pcu is shown in Table 4.7.
Table 4.7 Traffic Generated by the “Guan Yin” Development
Pedestrian Trips Traffic Flows (pcu/hr)

Surveyed Trips
Transport Mode Generation Attraction Generation Attraction
Type
AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM
Private Car (16%) 15 36 32 12 10 24 21 8
Pedestrian Trips
Taxi (20%) 20 45 39 15 13 30 26 10
Sub-total 35 81 71 27 23 54 47 18
Vehicular Trips All 24 11 27 12
Total 47 65 74 30
Notes: Each vehicle trips will carry 1.5 persons, which is slightly smaller than the average occupancy rate
in TCS 2002.
Bathing Beach at Lung Mei
The project is currently under feasibility study stage. In the draft project
brief, it is noted that 100 car parking spaces and 10 coaches parking spaces will
be provided. With a conservative estimate, it is assumed that 50% and 25%
of the parking spaces will arrive and depart during morning peak hour,
respectively. The figures in the evening peak are 25% and 50% of the parking
spaces will arrive and depart, respectively. Table 4-8 shows the traffic
generated by the bathing beach.
Table 4.8 Traffic Generated by the Bathing Beach at Lung Mei
Traffic generations (pcu/hour)

AM peak hour PM peak hour
Mode
Generation Generation
Attraction (in) Attraction (in)
(out) (out)
Private Car 25 50 50 25
Coach 8 15 15 8

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Traffic generations (pcu/hour)
AM peak hour PM peak hour
Mode
Generation Generation
Attraction (in) Attraction (in)
(out) (out)
Total 33 65 65 33
Temporary Barbecue Site and Car Park in DD 17 and DD29
The Temporary Barbecue Site and Car Park in D.D. 17 and D.D. 29 were in
existence before the traffic survey conducted in March and April 2008. The
traffic from both developments were included as the background existing
traffic and, therefore, it should not be considered as planned new
developments.
Trip Generation of the Spa Resort Development
The Spa Resort Hotel Development at DD17 was approved by TPB in early
2009. The estimated traffic generation/attraction are summarized in Table
4.9.
Table 4.9 Peak Hour Development Traffic for Hotel/Commercial Complex

AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Development
2- 2-
Generation Attraction Generation Attraction
way way
Hotel Trip Rates (1)
0.1329 0.1457 - 0.1290 0.1546 -
(pcu/hour/room)
Commercial Trip Rates
(2) (pcu/hour/100 m2 0.2296 0.2434 - 0.3100 0.3563 -
GFA)
Spa Centre 13 13 26 13 13 26
Hotel Rooms = 237 unit 31 35 66 31 37 68
Commercial = 2,000 m2 5 5 10 6 7 13
Total 49 53 102 50 57 107
Notes: 1. Latest trip rates published by TD in August 2008.
2. The mean trip rate of Hotel (H) is adopted as H trip rate.
3. The mean trip rate of Retail/Shopping Complex (Office + Retail) is adopted as RSC trip rate.
The Spa Resort Development is expected to generate two-way traffic of 102

pcu/hour and 107 pcu/hour in the morning and evening peak hours
respectively.
Total Trip Generation of Planned/Approved Developments in Vicinity of

the Site
The total traffic generations and attractions by the adjacent developments are
summarized in Table 4.10.

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Table 4.10 Traffic Generation/Attraction by the Approved and Planned Developments

SITE AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Developments
NO.
Gen. Att. 2-way Att. 2-way
Gen.
Fung Yuen Residential
I 134 79 213 53 69 122
Development
Tai Po Town Lot No.161
II 165 120 285 122 177 299
[The Beverly Hills]
III Small House Developments 81 59 140 60 87 147
IV “Guan Yin” Development 47 74 121 65 30 95
V Bathing Beach at Lung Mei 33 65 98 65 33 98
VII Spa Resort Development 49 53 102 50 57 107
Total 509 450 959 415 453 868
The proposed and planned developments in vicinity of the Site are expected to
generate two-way traffic of 959 pcu/hour and 868 pcu/hour in the AM and
PM peak hours respectively. The traffic generated was then assigned to the
road network according to the observed traffic pattern and are presented in
Figure 4.2.
D4.4 DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC GENERATION
As mentioned in Section 2, the proposed development consists of 2 parts, a

Ecological Reserve Area and a Multi-cultural Education
Retreat/Columbarium complex. An estimation of the proposed
development traffic during weekday and Sunday will be discussed in the
following sections.
Ecological Reserve
Traffic surveys were carried out at Lions Nature Education Centre (LNEC),
located at Hiram’s Highway in Sai Kung. It comprises 34 hectares of land.
The chosen site provides similar features as the proposed Ecological Reserve,
including many informative and attractive field and outdoor display areas,
such as an arboretum, a rocks and mineral garden, a medicinal plants garden,
a demonstration tree nursery, an insectarium and a shell house, etc. The
function of the Centre is for public education, recreation, nature conservation
and scientific studies. The survey was carried out on a typical weekday and
a Sunday during the operational hours from 09:30 am to 17:00 and the survey
results are shown in Table 4.11.
Table 4.11 Hourly Trip Generation at Lions Nature Education Centre
Weekday Traffic (in pcu) Sunday Traffic (in pcu)

Time Period
09:00-10:00 0 1 9 0
10:00-11:00 2 5 9 1
11:00-12:00 1 4 10 15
12:00-13:00 4 2 5 10
13:00-14:00 3 0 8 6

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Weekday Traffic (in pcu) Sunday Traffic (in pcu)
Time Period
14:00-15:00 2 4 4 6
15:00-16:00 4 5 9 6
16:00-17:00 6 0 9 13
17:00-18:00 2 0 0 6
From Table 4.11, it is noted that the traffic generated by the LNEC during
morning and evening peak periods is minimal. On weekday, the maximum
total 2-way vehicular flows during AM and PM is only 7 pcu/hour and 9
pcu/hour, respectively. On Sunday, the maximum total 2-way vehicular flows
during AM and PM is only 25 pcu/hour and 22 pcu/hour, respectively.
These numbers will be assumed as the peak hour traffic generation of the
proposed Conservation Area.
Multi-cultural Education Retreat
The Multi-cultural Education Retreat will provide 160 seats and these visitors
can arrive in groups via 24-seater coasters. During peak hour period on
either weekday or weekend, it is assumed that the maximum total 1-way
vehicular flow will be 7 vehicle per hour (handling capacity = 168 passengers
per hour), i.e. 11 pcu per hour.
Columbarium – General Use
To establish the trip generations of the columbarium, reference was made to

the survey results compiled by senior geography students from Hong Kong
Baptist University and commissioned by Green Power Limited. The
surveys were carried out at Ching Chung Sin Yuen on a typical weekday and
a Sunday. Table 4.12 shows the daily profile of recorded trips at Ching
Chung Sin Yuen.
Table 4.12 Hourly Trip Generation at Ching Chung Sin Yuen
Weekday traffic (in pcu) Sunday traffic (in pcu)

Time Period
09:00-10:00 10 8 10 12
10:00-11:00 15 13 26 20
11:00-12:00 21 25 25 32
12:00-13:00 6 8 27 24
13:00-14:00 12 7 25 28
14:00-15:00 9 12 26 21
15:00-16:00 8 5 21 25
16:00-17:00 9 12 17 14
Based on the above results, it is found that the AM peak hours of Ching
Chung Sin Yuen development traffic were at 11:00 to 12:00 both on a typical
weekday and on a Sunday. The PM peak hours were at 14:00 to 15:00 on
weekday and at 13:00 to 14:00 on Sunday. To adopt a conservative approach,
the peak hour development traffic generation would be used to estimate the
morning and evening peak hours trip rates. The results are summarised in
Table 4.13.

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Table 4.13 Peak Hour Trip Rates at Ching Chung Sin Yuen
Trip Rate (pcu/hr/1000

Ching Chung Sin Yuen (95,000 Recorded Trips (pcu/hr)
niches)
niches)
Weekday AM 21 25 0.221 0.263
Weekday PM 9 12 0.095 0.126
Sunday AM 25 32 0.263 0.337
Sunday PM 25 28 0.263 0.295
Columbarium – Class B Niches
The proposed development includes a columbarium comprising 60,000 niches,

it is forecasted that significant number of grave sweepers will visit the
columbarium during Ching Ming and Chung Yeung festival periods. To
ensure manageable transport demand during the festival periods, it is
proposed to have two classes of niches, as follows:
• For Class A (20,000 niches in total), the buyers may visit the columbarium
at any time, but prior booking will be required during the festival periods.
• For Class B (40,000 niches in total), the buyers will not be allowed to visit
the columbarium during the festival periods.
As Class B buyers/visitors are not allowed to visit the Columbarium on

festival and special days, it is anticipated that these visitors will spread over
the year’s weekends, except those weekends with special traffic arrangements
(details refer to Section 5) during the festival period.
To serve the Class B demand, the project proponent will provide shuttle
services at 10 minutes frequency, i.e. 6 shuttle bus per hour (9 pcu per hour for
each direction) to transport the visitors from Tai Po Industrial Estate or Mass
Transit Railway Station to the columbarium. For visitors who visited by
private cars, they are required to make reservation on carparks.
The above is a conservative approach because the assessments do not consider

these visitors can also make grave-sweeping on normal weekdays, which may
happen for family members to visit their ancestor’s birthdays or death-days.
Total Trip Generations
Based on the above, Table 4.14 shows the estimated peak hour flows to be
generated by the proposed development during a typical weekday and a
Sunday.
Table 4.14 Estimated Weekday and Sunday Peak Hour Development Traffic Generation
Weekday Peak Hour Sunday Peak Hour

Development Content
AM
Ecological Reserve 2 5 10 15
Multi-cultural Education Retreat 11 11 11 11
General Columbarium Traffic 13 16 16 20

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Weekday Peak Hour Sunday Peak Hour
Development Content
Columbarium Traffic for Class B niches - - 9 9
AM Total Vehicular Traffic 26 32 46 55
PM
Ecological Reserve 4 5 9 13
Multi-cultural Education Retreat 11 11 11 11
General Columbarium Traffic 6 8 16 18
Columbarium Traffic for Class B niches - - 9 9
PM Total Vehicular Traffic 21 24 45 51
As shown in Table 4.14, the proposed development would induce a maximum

peak hour two-way traffic of 58 pcu/hour and 101 pcu/hour on a typical
weekday and a Sunday, respectively. These traffic movements were
distributed and assigned to the road network according to the existing turning
proportions at junctions. The results are also shown in Figure 4.2.
In accordance with the Transport Planning and Design Manual, Volume 2

published by Transport Department, a single-track access road when provided
with adequate passing places, such as Sha Lo Tung Road, can accommodate
two-way flows of 100 vehicles per hour, or equivalent to 125 pcu per hour
with an average pcu factor of 1.25. The road is capable to handle the peak
hour traffic generated by the proposed development as summarized in Table
4.15.
Table 4.15 Capacity Assessment of Sha Lo Tung Road
Sha Lo Tung Road Two-way Flows (pcu/hr)

Proposed Capacity
2016 Base Total
Capacity Development Assessment
Traffic Traffic
Peak Period Traffic
[E = D / A]
[D = B
[A] [B] [C] (Acceptable if
+ C]
E < 1.0)
Weekday – AM Peak 125 15 58 73 0.58
(Acceptable)
Weekday – PM Peak 125 44 45 89 0.71
(Acceptable)
Sunday – AM Peak 125 15 101 116 0.93
(Acceptable)
Sunday – PM Peak 125 24 96 120 0.96
(Acceptable)
D4.5 REFERENCE AND DESIGN FLOWS
In the traffic forecasting of the 2016 traffic flows, the following assumptions
are adopted:
2016 Reference Flows (Figures 4.3) =
Existing Flows x 1.0158
+
Adjacent Development Traffic Flows (Figure 4.2)

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2016 Design Flows (Figures 4.4) = 2016 Reference Flows
(Figures 4.3) + Proposed
Development Traffic Flows (Figure 4.2)
To provide a clear picture on the future traffic flow conditions at Sha Lo Tung
Road, the forecasting methodology and traffic flows were summarized in the
Table 4.16.
Table 4.16 Traffic Forecast at Sha Lo Tung Road adopted in this TIA
Year / Scenario Weekday Weekday Sunday Sunday Remarks

AM PM AM PM
Flows Flows Flows Flows
2008 Existing 13 39 14 21 Obtained from traffic survey
2016 Reference 15 44 15 24 Estimated from applying an

(without Sha Lo annual growth rate of 1.5%
Tung to 2008 Existing Flows
Development) (Annual growth rate
method)
Sha Lo Tung 58 45 101 96 From adopted trip rates

Development
Traffic Generation
2016 Design (with 73 89 116 120 2016 Reference + Sha Lo

Sha Lo Tung Tung Development Traffic
Development)
2029 Design 73 89 116 120 0% growth assumed because

no new development from
2016 to 2029 was expected at
Sha Lo Tung Road
Note: The unit of all flow numbers in the table is pcu/hr.
A revisited on BDTM Model Flows at Sha Lo Tung Road was also conducted
and the findings were as follows:
y From the BDTM (2004 version), Sha Lo Tung Road, being a village access
road, is combined with Fung Yuen Road to form the link connecting with
Ting Kok Road. The 2016 traffic flows at this link are 56 and 47 pcu/hr
for AM peak and PM peak, respectively.
y In 2008 traffic survey, the composition of Fung Yuen Road and Sha Lo
Tung Road Traffic will be at a ratio of 3.7:1 and 1.4:1 for AM peak and PM
peak, respectively.
y By applying the ratios in Point 2, the 2016 BDTM traffic Flows at Sha Lo
Tung Road is estimated to be 12 and 20 pcu/hr for AM peak and PM peak,
respectively. It can be observed that the forecast in the BDTM is smaller
than the annual growth rate method (2016 Reference with 15 and 44
pcu/hr for AM peak and PM peak, respectively). Therefore, the 2016
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y By summing up the 2016 Reference Flows and the Sha Lo Tung
development traffic, the 2016 Design Flows are obtained and the
accumulated effects of the projected flows are being considered.
In the Environmental Impact Assessment, a worst case scenario, i.e. 100 veh/hr
or equivalent to 125 pcu per hour with an average pcu factor of 1.25., was
adopted, which was the design capacity of Sha Lo Tung Road.
D4.6 JUNCTION CAPACITY ASSESSMENT
Based on the 2016 Reference and Design Flows, junction capacity assessments
were carried out for two scenarios (Weekday and Sunday). The results are
presented in Table 4.17 and Table 4.18.
Table 4.17 Junction Capacity Assessment for Design Year 2016 – Reference Scenario
Type/ Weekday Sunday

No. Junction Capacity
AM PM AM PM
Index
J1 Signalized/RC -2.5% 15% 60% 52%
Road/Dai Fuk Street
J2 Fung Yuen Road/Ting Kok Road Priority/DFC 1.77 0.44 0.64 0.41
J3 Sha Lo Tung Road/Ting Kok Road Priority/DFC 0.04 0.07 0.03 0.05
J4 Yuen Shin Road/Dai Fat Road Signalized/RC -2.7% 22% 42% 17%
Notes: 1. RC = reserved capacity for traffic signal controlled junction.
2. DFC = design flow to capacity ratio for priority junction.
Table 4.18 Junction Capacity Assessment for Design Year 2016 – Design Scenario
Type/ Weekday Sunday

No. Junction Capacity
AM PM AM PM
Index
J1 Signalized/RC -2.5% 15% 59% 51%
Road/Dai Fuk Street
J2 Fung Yuen Road/Ting Kok Road Priority/DFC 1.84 0.45 0.66 0.43
J3 Sha Lo Tung Road/Ting Kok Road Priority/DFC 0.15 0.13 0.15 0.17
J4 Yuen Shin Road/Dai Fat Road Signalized/RC -3.5% 21% 39% 15%
Notes: 1. RC = reserved capacity for traffic signal controlled junction.
2. DFC = design flow to capacity ratio for priority junction.
It is noted that the RCs of J/O Yuen Shin Road/Ting Kok Road/Dai Fuk
Street and J/O Yuen Shin Road/Dai Fat Road will be slightly less than 0% on
weekday AM peak in design year 2016. However, by comparing the junction
performance for Reference and the Design scenarios in Table 4.17 and 4.18, the
RCs for J/O Yuen Shin Road/Ting Kok Road/Dai Fuk Street and Yuen Shin
Road/Dai Fat Road are almost identical, with less than 1% changes. The
additional traffic generated by the proposed Sha Lo Tung development has
minimal impact on the two junctions.
Although the junction of Fung Yuen Road/Ting Kok Road will exceed its
capacity on weekday AM peak in design year 2016, junction improvement
works will be conducted by the future residential development at Fung Yuen

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by converting the existing priority junction into a signalized junction. It is
expected that the junction performance would be improved significantly.
In spite of the fact that the proposed development will increase more traffic on
Sunday as shown in Table 4.14, all junctions will operate satisfactorily during
Sunday for both reference and design scenarios because of the comparatively
lower base traffic flow on Sundays.
D4.7 ASSESSMENT ON THE INTERNAL WALKWAYS WITHIN DEVELOPMENT SITE
The main pedestrian walkway within the proposed development will be of

4.5m wide. The proposed width will be sufficient to serve over 6,900
ped/hour with a Level of Service C (33 ped./metre/min x 3.5m effective
width x 60 minutes = 6,930 pedestrians per hour). This provision will be
sufficient to handle the pedestrian demand both on normal days and festival
periods.

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D5 COLUMBARIUM – SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT ON FESTIVAL
DAYS
D5.1 SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT ON EXISTING COLUMBARIUM/CEMETERY SITES
In the territory, it is observed that most columbarium/cemetery sites required

to have special traffic arrangement being implemented on festival periods,
such as Yuen Yuen Institute, Tsing Chung Sin Yuen and Junk Bay Chinese
Permanent Cemetery. The special traffic arrangements will be either to have
temporary road closure, provide special public transport facilities or a
combination of both. Table 5.1 summarizes the special traffic and transport
arrangements at the three selected existing sites in 2009 Ching Ming Festival
period.
Table 5.1 Summary of Special Traffic and Transport Arrangements at Different Sites
Site Traffic Arrangements Transport Arrangements

Yuen • Closure of Fu Yung Shan Road between • A special bus service KMB
Yuen Route Twisk and Chuk Lam Sim Yuen, route no. 32S is operated
Institute the access road leading from Route Twisk between Tsuen Wan Station
to Heung Shek Cemetery, Lo Wai Road and Tung Po To on the
between Lo Wai Bus Terminus and Yuen Sunday before and after
Yuen Institute and the access road leading Ching Ming Festival and on
from Lo Wai Road to Tung Kwu Shek. the Festival day.
• Suspension of metered parking spaces
outside Yuen Yuen Institute and near Lo
Wai Bus Terminus.
Tsing • Closure of Tsing Chung Path, Tsing San • Temporary taxi stand to be
Chung Sin Path and the access road leading to Tsing provided at Tsing Chung
Yuen Chung Sin Yuen. Koon Road northbound
• The section of Tsing Chung Koon Road near Castle Peak Hospital.
between Tsing Lun Road and San Fuk • Relocation of GMB Route 42
Road will be converted to one-way stop.
northbound traffic and the section of San
Fuk Road between Leung Shun Street and
Castle Peak Hospital is converted to one-
way westbound traffic.
• Road sections to be temporarily
designated as no stopping zones,
including San Fuk Road, Tsing Chung
Koon Road between Tsing Chung Path
and San Fuk Road; Tsing Lun Road
between Tsun Wen Road, access road
leading to Tuen Mun Hospital and Tsun
Wen Road southbound between Tsing
Lun Road and San Fuk Road.
• Temporary loading and unloading
locations to be provided at Tsing Lun
Road westbound outside Tuen Mun
Hospital and Tsing Chung Koon Road
northbound outside to Tuen Mun
Hospital.
Junk Bay • General closure of the access road leading • A KMB Special Route No.
Chinese to the Cemetery, except emergency 14S plying between Lei Yue

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Permanent vehicles, KMB Special Route NO. 14S, Mun Road (the eastbound
Cemetery vehicles in funeral processions and bus stop east of the St.
vehicles possessing valid entry permit Antonius Girls’ College)
issued by the Cemetery, on Saturdays, and the Tseung Kwan O
Sundays and public holidays during the Chinese Permanent
period from 8 March 2009 to 3 May 2009. Cemetery on general
• Full closure of the access road leading to closure days.
the Cemetery except emergency vehicles • No bus services on full
only, on the Sunday before Ching Ming closure day and visitors
Festival, Ching Ming Festival and the two have to go to the Site on
Sundays following the Festival day. foot.
• Temporary drop-off for
taxis and public light bus
are designated for
interchanging with KMB
Route No. 14S or walking to
the Site.
From Table 5.1, it can be concluded that special traffic and transport
arrangements are very common for columbarium/cemetery sites developed in
Hong Kong during Ching Ming and Chung Yeung Festival periods.
D5.2 PROPOSED SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT PLAN
Restriction of Sha Lo Tung Road on Festival Days
As discussed in the previous sub-section, this is a common practice that most

of the existing columbarium and cemetery sites required special traffic
arrangements to be implemented Ching Ming and Chung Yeung Festival
periods. To avoid creating significant traffic impact, special traffic
arrangement will be implemented at Sha Lo Tung Road during Ching Ming
and Chung Yeung festival periods similar to other existing columbarium and
cemetery sites.
Sha Lo Tung Road will be closed from 7:00 am to 7:00pm for all vehicular
traffic, except for shuttle buses provided by the project proponent, vehicles
with permit and emergency vehicles.
Provision of Shuttle Service
Unlike few existing columbarium sites that require the visitors to walk a long
distance for grave sweeping, the project proponent offers a comfort and
effective way by running a shuttle service between the proposed columbarium
and some convenient locations, e.g. mass transit railway stations. There are
three feasible locations being considered in the early planning stage and they
are listed as follows:
• Location 1 (Figure 5.1) - Tai Po Tau Road (8 minutes walk from Tai Wo
Station);
• Location 2 (Figure 5.2) - Nam Wan Road (5 minutes walk from Tai Po
Market Station); and

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• Location 3 (Figure 5.3) - Bus Terminus at Dai Cheong Street / Dai Kwai
Street (within the Tai Po Industrial Estate).
At present, Sha Lo Tung Road is restricted for vehicle over 5.5 tons at all
times. This restriction will be maintained upon the completion of the road
improvement works. As a result, the proposed shuttle minibus can only be
of 24-seaters coasters (Kerb Weight + Driver weight + 24 Passenger Weight =
3,420kg + 75kg + 1,800kg = 5,295kg only), which do not exceed the weight
restriction at Sha Lo Tung Road. Appendix B provides a catalogue showing
the specifications of a 24-seaters coaster readily available in the market.
In accordance with the Transport Planning and Design Manual, Volume 2

published by Transport Department, a single-track access road when provided
with adequate passing places, such as Sha Lo Tung Road, can accommodate
two-way flows of 100 vehicles per hour. Hence, during peak hour periods,
Sha Lo Tung Road can allow a maximum of 2,400 visitors (24X100) either
arriving/leaving the proposed development via the shuttle service provided
by the project proponent. In other words, the maximum carrying capacity of
the shuttle service at Sha Lo Tung Road can be considered as 1,200 visitors
(one-way) for each direction.
The proposed target carrying capacity of the shuttle service will be 740 visitors
per hour for each direction (either incoming or outgoing), which is about 60%
of Sha Lo Tung Road capacity (1,200 visitors) as mentioned in Section 5.2.5.
As a result, the shuttle service would be able to handle 7,400 visitors
(assuming the shuttle service will be operating for 10 hours from 7:00 am to
5:00 pm to serve the incoming visitors) on each festival day or special day.
D5.3 SHUTTLE SERVICE FLEET SIZE ESTIMATION
The project proponent proposes to operate shuttle services at the following

THREE pick-up/drop-off points during festival days. Appropriate space at
the following locations are identified:
• Location 1 - Tai Po Tau Road (8 minutes walk from Tai Wo Station)
• Location 2 - Nam Wan Road (5 minutes walk from Tai Po Market

Station)
• Location 3 - Bus Terminus at Dai Cheong Street / Dai Kwai Street

(within the Tai Po Industrial Estate)
5.3.2 The two locations (Location 1 and 2) near MTR stations will serve as the
primary pick-up/drop-off points and it is expected that most visitors will use
the two locations for the convenience of travelling by mass transit. For
Location 3, it will serve as a supplementary pick-up/drop-off point for visitors
by private transport mode, such as car and taxi. The three shuttle bus
routings are shown in Figure 5.4.

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Location 1 – Tai Po Tau Road (adjacent to Tai Po Sports Playground)
The first shuttle service is recommended to be provided between Tai Wo

Station and the proposed development. Joint site visit was conducted on 17
March 2008 with the officers from Tai Po Police Station and it is a feasible
location for pick-up/drop-off activities. The walking path from the rail
station to the proposed bus stop is shown in Figure 5.5. The calculation of the
shuttle service fleet size is shown in Table 5.2.
Table 5.2 Shuttle Service Fleet Size Estimation – Location 1
Item
Round Trip Journey Distance 10.7 km
Estimated Round Trip Time(1) 35.7 minutes
1-way Attraction Trips per hour 740 visitors
Shuttle Service Demand – 40% of Attraction Trips per hour 296 visitors
No. of 1-way Shuttle Trips Required per hour 13 trips
Proposed Frequency 4 minutes (15 trips/hour)
Handling Capacity 360 pedestrians
Estimated No. of Shuttle Service Fleet 9 nos.
Notes: 1. 25km/hr travelling speed and 5 minutes pick-up/set-down time is assumed at each end.
Location 2 – Nam Wan Road
The second shuttle service is recommended to be provided at Nam Wan Road

near Tai Po Station. The location is selected because the vehicular and
pedestrian traffic flows along this road and footpath section are not heavy.
The proposed bus-stop length will be 18m long and the walking path from the
rail station to the proposed bus stop is shown in Figure 5.6. The calculation of
the shuttle service fleet size is shown in Table 5.3.
Item
Proposed Frequency 4 minutes (15 trips/hour)
No. of Shuttle Service Fleet 10 nos.
Location 3 - Bus Terminus at Dai Cheong Street / Dai Kwai Street (within the
Tai Po Industrial Estate)
The third location, which targeted to handle 156 visitors at peak hour, is
intended for few visitors travelling directly to J/O Ting Kok Road/Sha Lo
Tung Road by taxis or private cars. These visitors will then be directed to
this location to take shuttle service. This location is selected because the
location is currently operating as a public transport terminus but the usage
level is not high with at least one vacant layby. As a result, temporary pick-

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up/drop-off point can be provided on festival days. For visitors by private
cars, the drivers can park the cars at the open space public car park in vicinity
and then enjoy the shuttle service provided by the project proponent. The
key operation features of this location are also shown in Figure 5.3. The
calculation of the shuttle service fleet size is shown in Table 5.4.
Item
Proposed Frequency 8 minutes (7.5 trips/hour)
No. of Shuttle Service Fleet 5 nos.
Other Feasible Pick-up/Drop-off Locations
To enhance the shuttle services between the site and the railway network, the
project proponent had also considered to provide services from University
Station and Shek Mun Station. The project proponent will further discuss
with the Police and the TD on the choice of various pick-up/drop-off points,
depending on the future traffic conditions.
Pick-up/Set-down within the Proposed Development
On festival days, Sha Lo tung Road will be restricted for shuttle bus and
emergency vehicles only. The carparking area (40 car parking spaces) of the
proposed development will be temporary converted to a shuttle bus queuing
area and pedestrian waiting area. It is estimated that a minimum of 15 nos.
of shuttle bus queuing spaces can be provided.
D5.4 ESTIMATION OF VISITOR NUMBERS DURING FESTIVAL DAYS
User Restrictions
The proposed development will include a columbarium comprising 60,000

niches, it is forecasted that significant number of grave sweepers will visit the
columbarium during Ching Ming and Chung Yeung festival periods. To
ensure manageable transport demand during the festival periods, it is
proposed to have two classes of niches, as follows:
• For Class A (20,000 niches in total), the buyers may visit the columbarium
at any time, but prior booking will be required during the festival periods.
• For Class B (40,000 niches in total), the buyers will not be allowed to visit
the columbarium during the festival periods.

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It is anticipated that this user restriction will be incorporated into the lease for
the site.
With this categorization, only Class A, which is limited to 20,000 families, will
be allowed to commemorate their ancestors on the two festival periods each
year including Ching Ming Festival, Chung Yeung Festival and the weekends
before and after the festival days. The exact days will be confirmed subjected
to further traffic assessment after the commissioning of the columbarium.
Trip Generation Assumptions
Starting from 2005, pedestrian count surveys have been undertaken at

different existing columbairum and cemetery sites with an objective to
establish the most suitable trip generation rates in this TIA Study, namely
Yuen Yuen Institute, Tsing Chung Sin Yuen, Junk Bay Chinese Permanent
Cemetery and Po Fook Hill. However, Po Hook Hill is located only 500m
from the Shatin Station and the accessibility is far better than the other three
sites, as well as the proposal at Sha Lo Tung. As a result, Po Fook Hill data is
not selected for the use in this Study.
The survey details, results, and findings are summarised in Appendix A f–

Report on Traffic Surveys. The set of largest visitor number data recorded
in the survey at the three locations is shown in Table 5.5. It can be observed
that the Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery recorded the highest visitor
numbers on the two-days period.
Table 5.5 Adopted Trip Rates and Projected Visitor Demand
Junk Bay Chinese

Yuen Yuen Tsing Chung Sin
Permanent Cemetery
Date Institute - Yuen - 95,000
- 121,055 niches or
59,700 niches niches
graves
Daily Total of Visitors within Survey Period
Peak Festival Day(1) 18,894 45,640 67,076
Second Peak Visiting Day(2) 12,128 23,945 25,201
Third Peak Visiting Day(3) 11,758 20,738 23,848
Pedestrian Trip Rate (No. of visitor/10,000 niches/day)(3) / Pedestrian Generation with 20,000
niches
Peak Festival Day 3,170/6,340 4,810/9,620 5,550/11,100
Second Peak Visiting Day 2,040/4,080 2,530/5,060 2,090/4,180
Third Peak Visiting Day 1,970/3,940 2,190/4,380 1,980/3,960
Three-Day Total 7,180/14,360 9,530/19,060 9,620/19,240
Notes: 1. Peak Festival Day for Yuen Yen Institute and Tsing Chung Sin Yuen was 4 April
2009 (Ching Ming Festival), and that for Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery
was 5 April 2006 (Ching Ming Festival).
2. Second Peak Visiting Day for Yuen Yuen Institute and Junk Bay Chinese
Permanent Cemetery was 19 April 2009 (Sunday), and that for Tsing Chung Sin
Yuen was 29 March 2009 (Sunday).
3. Third Peak Visiting Day for Yuen Yen Institute and Tsing Chung Sin Yuen was 5
April 2009 (Sunday), and that for Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery was 22
March 2009 (Sunday).
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Based on the trip rates as shown in Table 5.5, 20,000 Class A niches, when fully
occupied, is expected to generate a total of 11,100 visitors during Ching Ming
Festival Day. Also, there will be 4,180 and 3,960 visitors during the Second
and Third Peak Visiting Day, respectively.
In Section 5.2.6, the proposed capacity of the shuttle bus service is to serve
7,400 visitors per day and it is not able to cope with the projected demand of
11,100 on Ching Ming Festival Day. However, the rest of 3,700 visitors can
still enjoy their visit on the Sundays immediately before or after the Festival
Day, without exceeding the proposed capacity of the shuttle bus service. In
Table 5.5, it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed special traffic
arrangement of shuttle service is capable to handle the visitor demand on
festival periods. The booking system to control the daily visitor numbers is
discussed in Section 5.5.
Preliminary, it is proposed to have 9 number of days to implement special

traffic arrangements, i.e. the Ching Ming Festival and 4 weekends, 2 weekends
before and 2 weekends after the Ching Ming Festival (Total 9 days). In case
the Ching Ming Festival is either on Saturday or Sunday, 8 days will then have
special traffic arrangement only. With 8 days of special traffic arrangements,
it can served 7,400 x 8 = 59,200 visitors during the festival period and it will be
more than sufficient to serve the visitor demand. Table 5.6 summarized the
dates on which special traffic arrangements were implemented in vicinity of
the columbarium and cemetery sites in 2009 Ching Ming Festival period for
comparison purpose.
Table 5.6 Summary of Relevant Traffic Notice Published by Transport Department on

Ching Ming Festival 2009
Site No. of Title of Notice Dates with Special Total No. of Days
Niches Traffic and Transport with Special
/Graves Arrangements Traffic and
Transport
Arrangements
Yuen 59,700 Special Traffic and 28, 29 March and 4, 5, 8 Days
Yuen Transport 10, 11, 12 and 13 April
Institute Arrangements in 2009
Tsuen Wan
Tsing 95,000 Special Traffic and 21, 22, 28, 29 March and 12 Days
Chung Sin Transport 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19
Yuen Arrangements in Tuen April 2009
Mun
Junk Bay 121,055 Special Traffic and 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 20 Days
Chinese Transport 29 March, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12,
Permanent Arrangements in 13, 18, 19, 25 and 26
Cemetery Tseung Kwan O April, 1, 2 and 3 May
Chinese Permanent 2009
Cemetery
According to Chinese traditions and past evidence, there are fewer people
grave sweeping on the Chung Yeung Festival, as compared with the Ching
Ming Festival. For example, according to the Junk Bay Permanent Cemetery
information in 2009, special traffic arrangement was implemented for 20 days

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on Ching Ming Festival period and was planned to implement for 9 days on
Chung Yeung Festival period. As a result, it is proposed to have the Chung
Yeung Festival, 1 weekend before and 1 weekend after the Chung Yeung
Festival (Total 5 days) for implementation of special traffic arrangement at Sha
Lo Tung Road during Chung Yeung Festival period. In case the Chung
Yeung Festival is either on Saturday or Sunday, 4 days will then have special
traffic arrangement only.
D5.5 MECHANISM TO CONTROL THE VISITOR NUMBERS ON EVERY FESTIVAL PERIOD
Before the first special day on every festival period
Advance booking by phone is required if the visitors are intended to grave-

sweep on festival and special days. On special days, all visitors would have
to take the shuttle services and no walk-in passengers are allowed. It is
proposed that the visitors can start to make booking at two months before the
festival days and the booking period will be closed 5 days before the first
special day. During the booking procedure, they have to provide personal
and niche details, visitor numbers and preferred timeslots for consideration.
If the preferred timeslot was full, they must select another timeslot. Once
they completed the booking procedure, confirmation will be send out by post,
by fax or by email. Then, shuttle bus tickets will be ready for collection or
send to the visitors by post. At this design stage, the target quota for each
timeslot (1-hour period) is 720 visitors.
Through the above procedures, the management office can monitor the
estimated visitor numbers and make necessary arrangement on the shuttle
service. All columbarium visitors must use the shuttle service and no walk-in
visitor will be allowed. At the same time, if necessary, the information can be
provided to Hong Kong Police, Transport Department, and other relevant
government departments such that these departments can provide
comments/suggestions on the special traffic arrangement.
On the special day or festival day
The visitors, with their shuttle bus tickets, have to arrive the pick-up/drop-off
points on the timeslot specified and take the shuttle bus to the Columbarium.
After the last special day on every special period
The project proponent will produce a traffic report summarizing all traffic-
related information on the special/festival days, such as the number of
visitors, number of shuttle bus trips operated, number of niches occupied.
All these information can be used to evaluate the operation efficiency of the
special traffic arrangement. Before the next festival day, necessary actions
can be taken to improve the overall special traffic arrangement.

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D5.6 CONTINGENCY PLAN - FULL PEDESTRIANIZATION
Maximum Accumulation of Visitors within the Proposed Development
Having reviewed the available space within the proposed development site, it
is preliminarily suggested that the maximum number of visitors allowed to be
accumulated at any one time within the proposed development shall be
restricted to 2,500.
Counting stations will be set up at the entrance and exit of the development to
monitor the number of visitors accumulated within the development. If the
visitors accumulated exceeds the maximum number allowed, the following
action will be taken:
• Inform the pick-up points to temporary stop the shuttle service to the
Columbarium;
• Restrict all incoming traffic to Sha Lo Tung Road upon receiving the
Police’s instruction; and
• Check with the Police on the necessity to implement the full

pedestrianization plan to relieve the crowd.
Crowd control measures and further special traffic arrangements will then be
implemented at Sha Lo Tung Road for the full pedestianization, if necessary.
As large crowds are expected in the area on that day, if necessary, a queuing
system and road closure will be implemented for public safety. When the
queuing system is implemented, people wishing to enter the Sha Lo Tung
Road will be directed to queue up at the existing playground adjacent to J/O
Ting Kok Road/Sha Lo Tung Road.
When the queue extends further, people will be directed to along the footpath
at Ting Kok Road eastbound. Visitors will be urged to follow the directions
of management staff and the Police and be cooperative to maintain a safe
environment.
Specific Requirements
The key specific requirements shall include, but not limited to, the items being
discussed in the following section.
Person-in-charged – Besides the minimum 50 well-trained management staff,

there should be a person-in-charged to monitor the overall traffic arrangement
on festival days. This person will be the first contact point of the special
traffic management team and he can be reached by mobile phone or walkie-
talkie system from the Police and other management staff at all times.
Communication System – Most of the territory is well covered by mobile

network nowadays. In Sha Lo Tung area, the management team shall check
the availability of public mobile phone network from the service providers on
the coverage along Sha Lo Tung Road and the proposed development site. A

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good walkie-talkie system shall also be provided for the management team
and the Police to ensure effective communication to handle emergency events,
in case the public network is affected. The system shall be checked on the
signal availability along Sha Lo Tung Road and the proposed development
site.
Location Plan – A location plan of Sha Lo Tung Road and the proposed
development site shall be provided for the use of the management staff and
the Police. It is recommended to provide chainage point along Sha Lo Tung
Road such that in case of emergency, the management staff can report the
exact location of the incident by making reference to the chainage point. This
can possibly shorten the reaction time in handling the incident.
Special Vehicle – During the full pedestrianization of Sha Lo Tung Road, only
emergency vehicle is allowed. However, to shorten the reaction time of the
management staff, two golf cars will be provided for the use of management
staff/Police. The two vehicles will be stationed at the one-third and two-
third sections of the road. The special vehicles will also be used to transport
elderly and children if they have difficulties on the walking trip.
First Aid Point – Two first aid counters will be provided, one at the entrance
of Sha Lo Tung Road at it’s junction with Ting Kok Road and the other will be
located at the other end near the proposed development. Temporary chairs
and shelters will be provided to allow people to rest.
Incident Management
Management staff will be stationed at 100m intervals. In case an incident is

happened, the closest management staff shall report the incident to the
person-in-charge immediately. The person-in-charge shall report the same to
the Police.
Regardless of the severity of the incident, the person-in-charge shall closely

coordinate with the Police and take necessary actions. For example, if an
emergency vehicle is expected to enter Sha Lo Tung Road, the person-in-
charge shall inform the management staff to assist in crowd control such that
the emergency vehicle can arrive the incident spot promptly.
Special Weather Conditions
When tropical cyclones affect Hong Kong, the following general arrangements
will be applied:
Weather condition Action to be taken

When Tropical Cyclone Warning • The proposed development is to be remained opened
Signal No.1 is issued as usual but all visitors are recommended to leave the
proposed development.
When Tropical Cyclone Warning • The proposed development is to be closed.
Signal No.3 is issued • Visitors can choose to stay or leave the proposed
development.
When Tropical Cyclone Warning • The proposed development is to be closed.
Signal Pre-No.8 / No.8 or above is • All visitors must stay in the proposed development.

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Weather condition Action to be taken
issued
When Tropical Cyclone Warning • The proposed development is to be remained close.
Signal No.8 or above is replaced • Visitors can choose to stay or leave the proposed
by Signal No.3 development.
When Tropical Cyclone Warning • The proposed development is to be re-opened.
Signal No.3 is replaced by Signal
No.1 or when all signals are
cancelled
The management office should listen to radio or television announcements

regularly during rainstorms. In the event of rainstorms with warning signal,
the following general arrangements will be applied:
Rainstorm Warning Action to be taken

Signal
AMBER • The proposed development is to be remained opened as usual.
RED or BLACK • The proposed development will be remained open but all visitors
should stay within the proposed development until conditions
are safe.
D5.7 MONITORING AND EVALUATION MECHANISMS
In this study, a special traffic arrangement plan is formulated to cater for the
full occupation of all niches. However, it is understood that it will take
several years for all the niches being occupied. After each festival period, it
is recommended that the project proponent shall produce a traffic report
summarizing all traffic-related information on the day, such as the number of
visitors, number of shuttle bus trips operated, number of niches occupied, etc.
All these information can be used to evaluate the operation efficiency of the
special traffic arrangement. At the same time, if necessary, the information
can be provided to Hong Kong Police, Transport Department, and other
relevant government departments such that these departments can provide
comments/suggestions on the special traffic arrangement for the next festival
day. Before the next festival period, necessary actions can be taken to
improve the overall special traffic arrangement with an objective to minimize
the possible traffic impact to the public.
D5.8 ASSESSMENT ON VISITORS GENERATED BY CLASS B NICHES
For the other 40,000 Class B niches, families are not allowed to visit the
Columbarium on festival and special days. The family members must be
fully aware of this special condition when they purchase the niche. As a
result, it is expected that these visitors will spread over the year, including
weekdays and weekends, except those weekends (Total 6 weekends) with
special traffic arrangements before and after the festival days.
To serve the demand, the project proponent will provide shuttle service to
transport the visitors from Tai Po Industrial Estate or Mass Transit Railway
Station at 10 to 15-minute frequency. For visitors who visited by private cars,
they are required to make reservation on carparks.

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D6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
D6.1 SUMMARY
The Proposal is for a PPP project at Sha Lo Tung. The Site has an area of
some 57 hectares. Upon development, it will consist of an Ecological Reserve
and a Multi-cultural Education Retreat cum Columbarium.
The proposed development will provide 40 car parking spaces, 2 taxi lay-bys
and 4 shuttle bus lay-bys respectively. 4.5m walkway will be provided for
the main pedestrian path and a minimum 2.5m will be provided at the other
walkways.
Traffic count surveys were carried out to collect information on the existing
traffic situation in the vicinity of the Site on weekday and Sunday. Junction
capacity assessments were carried out for the existing traffic situation at the
key junctions in the vicinity of the Site. The results indicate that all of the key
junctions are operating with ample reserve capacities on all days.
The proposed development is expected to generate two-way traffic volumes of

58 pcu/hour and 101 pcu/hour in a typical weekday and a Sunday peak hour,
respectively. The generated traffic was distributed and assigned to the road
network according to the observed traffic pattern and the anticipated route
choice. In accordance with the Transport Planning and Design Manual,
Volume 2 published by Transport Department, Sha Lo Tung Road can
accommodate two-way flows of 100 vehicles per hour, or equivalent to 125
pcu per hour with an average pcu factor of 1.25, and it is capable to handle the
peak hour traffic generated by the proposed development.
Traffic forecast has been carried out by applying a 1.5% per annum nominal
growth rate to the existing flows to obtain the 2016 Base flows. By summing
up the estimated traffic generated by the planned and committed
developments and the projected 2016 Base flows, 2016 Reference flows are
obtained. 2016 Design flows are obtained by adding the proposed
development traffic flows to the 2016 Reference flows.
Junction capacity assessments were carried out for the key junctions for both
the Reference and Design scenarios in 2016. The assessment results reveal
that most junctions would perform satisfactorily with adequate spare capacity
in both scenarios.
As the proposed development will include a columbarium comprising 60,000

niches, it is proposed to have two classes of niches to relieve the possible
traffic impact, which only Class A niches families can visit the columbarium
on festival days period. A special traffic arrangement plan on festival days at
Sha Lo Tung Road is proposed and the main features are as follows:

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• Restriction of Sha Lo Tung Road on Festival Days – The road will be
closed from 7:00 am to 7:00pm for all vehicular traffic, except for shuttle
buses provided by the project proponent, vehicles with permit and
emergency vehicles.
• Provision of Shuttle Service – To provide a comfort and effective way by

running a shuttle service between the proposed columbarium and some
convenient locations, e.g. mass transit railway stations.
D6.2 CONCLUSIONS
The findings of this traffic impact assessment study reveal that the proposed
development would cause negligible traffic impact on the local road network
as the amount of additional traffic during normal weekdays and weekends is
insignificant.
For the critical situation on festival days, a special traffic arrangement plan is
required. In this report, the main features of the special traffic arrangement
are being formulated and it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed special
traffic arrangement of closure of Sha Lo Tung Road and provision of shuttle
service is capable to handle the visitor demand on festival periods generated
by the 20,000 Class A niches.
For the other 40,000 Class B niches, it is expected that these visitors will spread
over the year, including weekdays and weekends, except those weekends
with special traffic arrangements during the festival periods. The project
proponent will provide shuttle service to transport the visitors from Tai Po
Industrial Estate or Mass Transit Railway Station. For visitors who visited by
private cars, they are required to make reservation on carparks.

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Appendix A
Report on Traffic Survey for

Private-public Partnership
Proposal for Conservation
of Sha Lo Tung Valley, Tai
Po
Appendix A
Report on Traffic Survey
For Private-public Partnership Proposal for Conversation of Sha Lo Tung Valley, Tai Po
Prepared By: LLA Consultancy Limited

Date: August 2009
Appendix A - Report on Traffic Surveys Private-public Partnership Proposal for Conversation of Sha Lo Tung Valley, Tai Po
1. INTRODUCTION Junk Bay Chinese • General closure of the access road leading to the • A KMB Special Route No. 14S plying between Lei
Permanent Cemetery Cemetery, except emergency vehicles, KMB Special Yue Mun Road (the eastbound bus stop east of the
Route NO. 14S, vehicles in funeral processions and St. Antonius Girls’College) and the Tseung Kwan O
1.1 The proposal is for a “Private-Public Partnership”project at Sha Lo Tung. The Site has an area of some 57 vehicles possessing valid entry permit issued by the Chinese Permanent Cemetery on general closure
Cemetery, on Saturdays, Sundays and public days.
hectares. Upon completion of development, it will consist of an Ecological Reserve and Development Site holidays during the period from 8 March 2009 to 3
• No bus services on full closure day and visitors have
for a Multi-cultural Education Centre cum Columbarium and associated public facilities. May 2009.
to go to the Site on foot.
• Full closure of the access road leading to the
Cemetery except emergency vehicles only, on the • Temporary drop-off for taxis and public light bus are
1.2 In 2005, to facilitate the preparation of the Traffic Impact Assessment Report (TIA), the project proponent Sunday before Ching Ming Festival, Ching Ming designated for interchanging with KMB Route No.
14S or walking to the Site.
started to commission various parties to conduct visitor surveys at various existing columbarium and Festival and the two Sundays following the Festival
day.
cemetery sites. Subsequently, the first TIA Report was submitted to the relevant authorities in May 2005.
Since then, continuous liaison and discussion with the concerned government departments have been
maintained.
2.3 Special traffic and transport arrangements are common practices during Ching Ming Festivals at most of
the sites. Special bus services are provided to serve visitors to different columbarium and cemetery sites.
1.3 During the on-going process, various survey data was collected in Ching Ming and Chung Yeung festivals. When no shuttle services are provided, normally on the Festival Day, visitors have to visit the sites on foot.
This traffic survey report provided a summary of the data being collected in the past years and aiming to
establish a pedestrian trip rate for the columbarium site. 3. SUMMARY OF SURVEY DATE AND LOCATIONS
3.1 In order to establish a comprehensive inventory of visiting patterns of visitors to columbarium and cemetery
2. EXISTING COLUMBARIUM/CEMETERY SITES AND CORRESPONDING SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND sites, a 20-day survey was conducted at four sites in 2009 Ching Ming Festival Period. The 20-day time
TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS DRUING FESTIVAL PERIODS frame was set by making reference to the traffic notices published by Transport Department in March 2009,
i.e. before 2009 Ching Ming Festival. Table 2 summarized the dates on which special traffic arrangements
2.1 Starting from 2005, visitor surveys were conducted at various existing columbarium and cemetery sites to were implemented in vicinity of the columbarium and cemetery sites.
quantify the visitor numbers during Ching Ming and Chung Yeung festivals.
Table 2 Summary of Relevant Traffic Notice Published by Transport Department
2.2 The selected columbarium sites include Yuen Yuen Institute, Tsing Chung Sin Yuen and Junk Bay Chinese Site Title of Notice Dates with Special Traffic and Total No. of Days with Special
Permanent Cemetery. Each of the sites implements special traffic and transport arrangements during the Transport Arrangements Traffic and Transport
festival periods, including temporary road closure and/or special public transport arrangements. Table 1 Arrangements
summarizes the special traffic and transport arrangements at different sites in 2009 Ching Ming Festival Yuen Yuen Institute Special Traffic and Transport 28, 29 March and 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 and 8 Days
Arrangements in Tsuen Wan for Ching 13 April 2009
period. Ming Festival 2009
Table 1 Summary of Special Traffic and Transport Arrangements at Different Sites Tsing Chung Sin Yuen Special Traffic and Transport 21, 22, 28, 29 March and 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 Days
Arrangements in Tuen Mun for Ching 12, 13, 18, 19 April 2009
Ming Festival 2009
Junk Bay Chinese Special Traffic and Transport 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 March, 4, 5, 20 Days
Yuen Yuen Institute • Closure of Fu Yung Shan Road between Route • A special bus service KMB route no. 32S is operated Permanent Cemetery Arrangements in Tseung Kwan O 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25 and 26 April,
Twisk and Chuk Lam Sim Yuen, the access road between Tsuen Wan Station and Tung Po To on the Chinese Permanent Cemetery for Ching 1, 2 and 3 May 2009
leading from Route Twisk to Heung Shek Cemetery, Sunday before and after Ching Ming Festival and on Ming Festival 2009
Lo Wai Road between Lo Wai Bus Terminus and the Festival day.
Yuen Yuen Institute and the access road leading
from Lo Wai Road to Tung Kwu Shek.
• Suspension of metered parking spaces outside Yuen
Yuen Institute and near Lo Wai Bus Terminus.
Tsing Chung Sin Yuen • Closure of Tsing Chung Path, Tsing San Path and • Temporary taxi stand to be provided at Tsing Chung
the access road leading to Tsing Chung Sin Yuen. Koon Road northbound near Castle Peak Hospital.
• The section of Tsing Chung Koon Road between • Relocation of GMB Route 42 stop.
Tsing Lun Road and San Fuk Road will be converted
to one-way northbound traffic and the section of San
Fuk Road between Leung Shun Street and Castle
Peak Hospital is converted to one-way westbound
traffic.
• Road sections to be temporarily designated as no
stopping zones, including San Fuk Road, Tsing
Chung Koon Road between Tsing Chung Path and
San Fuk Road; Tsing Lun Road between Tsun Wen
Road, access road leading to Tuen Mun Hospital and
Tsun Wen Road southbound between Tsing Lun
Road and San Fuk Road.
• Temporary loading and unloading locations to be
provided at Tsing Lun Road westbound outside Tuen
Mun Hospital and Tsing Chung Koon Road
northbound outside to Tuen Mun Hospital.
LLA Consultancy Limited 1

3.2 As shown in Table 2, there are a total of 20 days which would implement special traffic and transport 4. SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESULTS
arrangements to facilitate visitors of Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery. Based on this information,
the 2009 Ching Ming Survey were conducted on these 20 days to establish a thorough picture of visiting 4.1 The results of the visitor surveys conducted from 2005 onward are presented in Table 4.
pattern in Ching Ming Festival period at different sites.
Table 4 Visitor Survey Results – Daily Total of Visitors (Attraction) by Surveyed Sites
3.3 The summary of the survey dates and locations of all the surveys from 2005 onwards are presented in Daily Total of Visitors within Survey Period
Table 3. Junk Bay Chinese
Year (Festival) Date Weather Yuen Yuen Institute Tsing Chung Sin Yuen
Permanent Cemetery
Table 3 Summary of Survey Details (59,700 niches) (95,000 niches) (121,055 niches)
Survey Period 2005 (Guan Yin 18/07 (Mon) Fine 94 239 -

Festival) 20/07 (Wed) Shower 955 334 -
Yuen Yuen Institute Tsing Chung Sin Yuen Junk Bay Chinese Permanent
Year (Festival) Date Weather
Cemetery 22/07 (Fri) Rain 546 240 -
(59,700 niches) (95,000 niches) (121,055 niches) 23/07 (Sat) Fine 1,269 409 -
2005 – Guan Yin 18/07 (Mon) Fine 24/07 (Sun)* Fine 2,310 915 -
Festival Period 20/07 (Wed) Shower Period Total 5,174 2,137 -
22/07 (Fri) Rain 09:00 – 17:00 09:00 – 17:00 - 2007(Chung Yeung 05/04 (Thu)* (PH) Shower 13,758 31,130 -
23/07 (Sat) Fine Festival) 08/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower 10,328 19,069 -
24/07 (Sun)* Fine Period Total 24,086 50,199 -
2007 - Chung Yeung 05/04 (Thu)* (PH) Shower 2008 (Ching Ming 04/04 (Fri)* (PH) Shower 14,389 33,780 -
Festival Period 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00 -
08/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower Festival) 06/04 (Sun) (PH) Fine 10,792 20,901 -
2008 Ching Ming 04/04 (Fri)* (PH) Shower Period Total 25,181 54,681 -
Festival Period 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00 -
06/04 (Sun) (PH) Fine 01/10 (Wed) Cloudy 3,367 6,455 -
2008 (Chung Yeung
2008 Chung Yeung 01/10 (Wed) Cloudy 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00 - Festival) 04/10 (Sat) Rain 3,509 3,729 6,753
Festival Period
04/10 (Sat) Rain 05/10 (Sun) (PH) Rain 5,032 8,090 8,502
05/10 (Sun) (PH) Rain 07/10 (Tue)*(PH) Cloudy 14,744 25,190 24,961
07/10 (Tue)*(PH) Cloudy 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00 11/10 (Sat) Fine 2,506 3,064 5,111
11/10 (Sat) Fine 12/10 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 5,407 8,156 10,395
12/10 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy Period Total 34,565 54,684 55,722
2009 Ching Ming 08/03 (Sun) Cloudy
2009 (Ching Ming 08/03 (Sun) Cloudy 11,036 13,569 22,808
Festival Period
14/03 (Sat) Fine Festival) 14/03 (Sat) Fine 8,026 6,873 10,643
15/03 (Sun) Fine 15/03 (Sun) Fine 10,361 15,390 22,317
21/03 (Sat) Shower 21/03 (Sat) Shower 5,304 4,420 8,729
22/03 (Sun) (PH) Fine 22/03 (Sun) (PH) Fine 10,395 15,636 23,848
28/03 (Sat) Shower 28/03 (Sat) Shower 6,330 7,932 13,306
29/03 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 29/03 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 11,590 23,945 10,555
04/04 (Sat)* (PH) Cloudy 04/04 (Sat)* (PH) Cloudy 18,894 45,640 55,323
05/04 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 05/04 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 11,758 20,738 10,951
10/04 (Fri) Cloudy 10/04 (Fri) Cloudy 6,517 11,242 16,387
08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00
11/04 (Sat) Cloudy 11/04 (Sat) Cloudy 6,377 9,224 13,221
12/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower 12/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower 10,884 16,431 9,870
13/04 (Mon) Rain 13/04 (Mon) Rain 5,627 6,714 9,250
18/04 (Sat) Rain 18/04 (Sat) Rain 6,000 5,613 7,397
19/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower 19/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower 12,128 17,460 25,201
25/04 (Sat) Rain 25/04 (Sat) Rain 6,952 5,167 9,917
26/04 (Sun) (PH) Rain 26/04 (Sun) (PH) Rain 9,122 16,217 21,582
01/05 (Fri) (PH) Fine 01/05 (Fri) (PH) Fine 4,736 6,554 10,896
02/05 (Sat) Fine 02/05 (Sat) Fine 5,426 4,766 7,740
03/05 (Sun) (PH) Fine 03/05 (Sun) (PH) Fine 7,590 8,260 13,203
Note: * Date marked with “*” is the festival day; PH = Public Holiday. Period Total 175,053 261,791 323,144
Note: * Date marked with “*” is the festival day; PH = Public Holiday.

4.2 As shown in Table 4, Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery attracts the greatest number of visitors 4.4 From the above survey results, it can be observed that the number of visitors recorded during Ching Ming
during 2009 Ching Ming Festival period with a total of over 320,000 visitors. Festival periods are greater than that of Chung Yeung Festival and Guan Yin Festival. It is because
Chinese are, in general, more accustomed to the practice of visiting cemetery and columbarium during
4.3 From the above survey results, the estimated pedestrian generation and attraction trip rates are shown in
Ching Ming Festival.
Table 5.
4.5 As shown in Table 5, the estimated one-way peak pedestrian trip rates (either generation or attraction) at
Table 5 Pedestrian Trip Rates (Attraction) by Surveyed Sites
the survey sites are recorded on 2009 Ching Ming Festival, which are ranged from 3,170 to 4,580
Daily Pedestrian Trip Rates (No. of Visitors/10,000 niches/day)(1) visitors/10,000 niches/day.
Junk Bay Chinese
Year (Festival) Date Weather Yuen Yuen Institute Tsing Chung Sin Yuen
Permanent Cemetery
4.6 Apart from in-house visitor surveys, reference is also made to “LEGCO Question No.LCQ10: Traffic
(59,700 niches) (95,000 niches) (121,055 niches)
arrangements for access to Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery” presented by the Secretary for Home
2005 (Guan Yin 18/07 (Mon) Fine 20 30 - Affairs to the Legislative Council on 3rd May 2006.
Festival)
20/07 (Wed) Shower 160 40 -
22/07 (Fri) Rain 100 30 - 4.7 According to the above paper, the number of visitors to the Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery on
23/07 (Sat) Fine 220 50 - Road Closure Days during the Ching Ming Festival in 2006 are presented in Table 6.
24/07 (Sun)* Fine 390 100 -
2007(Chung Yeung 05/04 (Thu)* (PH) Shower 2,310 3,280 - Table 6 Number of Visitors and Corresponding Trip Rate to the Junk Bay Chinese
Festival)
08/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower 1,730 2,010 - Permanent Cemetery on Road Closure Days during the Ching Ming Festival in 2006
2008 (Ching Ming 04/04 (Fri)* (PH) Shower 2,420 3,560 -
2006 Ching Ming Festival
Festival)
06/04 (Sun) (PH) Fine 1,810 2,210 -
Trip Rate (No. of Visitors/10,000
Date Weather Number of Visitors
2008 (Chung Yeung 01/10 (Wed) Cloudy 570 680 - niches/day)
Festival) 04/10 (Sat) Rain 590 400 560
12/03 (Sun) (PH) Rain 21,008 1,740
05/10 (Sun) (PH) Rain 850 860 710
18/03 (Sat) Cloudy 10,090 840
07/10 (Tue)*(PH) Cloudy 2,470 2,660 2,070
19/03 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 22,160 1,840
11/10 (Sat) Fine 420 330 430
12/10 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 910 860 860 25/03 (Sat) Rain 11,962 990
2009 (Ching Ming 08/03 (Sun) Cloudy 1,850 1,430 1,890 26/03 (Sun) (PH) Rain 17,424 1,440
Festival) 14/03 (Sat) Fine 1,350 730 880 01/04 (Sat) Cloudy 15,970 1,320
15/03 (Sun) Fine 1,740 1,620 1,850 02/04 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 23,372 1,940
21/03 (Sat) Shower 890 470 730 05/04 (Wed)* (PH) Cloudy 67,076 5,550
22/03 (Sun) (PH) Fine 1,750 1,650 1,980
08/04 (Sat) Cloudy 12,362 1,030
28/03 (Sat) Shower 1,070 840 1,100
09/04 (Sun) Cloudy 16,740 1,390
29/03 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 1,950 2,530 880
14/04 (Fri) (PH) Rain 14,086 1,170
04/04 (Sat)* (PH) Cloudy 3,170 4,810 4,580
05/04 (Sun) (PH) Cloudy 1,970 2,190 910 15/04 (Sat) (PH) Rain 10,374 860
10/04 (Fri) Cloudy 1,100 1,190 1,360 16/04 (Sun) (PH) Rain 20,439 1,690
11/04 (Sat) Cloudy 1,070 980 1,100 17/04 (Mon) (PH) Fine 11,643 970
12/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower 1,830 1,730 820 22/04 (Sat) Fine 9,885 820
13/04 (Mon) Rain 950 710 770
23/04 (Sun) (PH) Fine 11,173 930
18/04 (Sat) Rain 1,010 600 620
29/04 (Sat) Cloudy 4,611 390
19/04 (Sun) (PH) Shower 2,040 1,840 2,090
30/04 (Sun) (PH) Fine 16,952 1,410
25/04 (Sat) Rain 1,170 550 820
26/04 (Sun) (PH) Rain 1,530 1,710 1,790 01/05 (Mon) (PH) Fine 6,747 560
01/05 (Fri) (PH) Fine 800 690 910 05/05 (Fri) Rain Not available Not available
02/05 (Sat) Fine 910 510 640 Period Total 324,074 -
03/05 (Sun) (PH) Fine 1,280 870 1,100 Note: (1) Figures are rounded-up to the nearest ten.
Note: (1) Figures are rounded-up to the nearest ten. * Date marked with “*” is the festival day; PH = Public Holiday.
* Date marked with “*” is the festival day; PH = Public Holiday.
4.8 The 2006 Ching Ming Festival survey results showed that there are over 320,000 visitors visiting Junk Bay
Chinese Permanent Cemetery. The number of recorded are similar to that of 2009 Ching Ming Festival
while the peak daily total number of visitors was recorded in 200 Ching Ming Festival with over 67,000
visitors.

4.9 To establish pedestrian trip rate per niche, data obtained during 2009 and 2006 Ching Ming Festival period 5. CONCLUSION
are used because higher numbers of visitors are recorded during that period. Table 7 presents the
estimated pedestrian trip rates at different sites. 5.1 The proposal is for a “Private-Public Partnership” project at Sha Lo Tung. Upon completion of
development, it will consist of an Ecological Reserve and Development Site for a Multi-cultural Education
Table 7 Peak Pedestrian Trip Rates at Surveyed Sites Centre cum Columbarium and associated public facilities.
Yuen Yuen Institute Tsing Chung Sin Yuen Junk Bay Chinese Permanent
Date Cemetery
(59,700 niches) (95,000 niches) (121,055 niches)
5.2 To facilitate the preparation of the TIA, the project proponent started to commission various parties to
conduct visitor surveys at various existing columbarium and cemetery sites.
Daily Total of Visitors within Survey Period
Peak Festival Day (1) 18,894 45,640 67,076
Second Peak Visiting Day (2) 12,128 23,945 25,201
5.3 The results of the visitor surveys suggested that peak number of visitors are recorded in Ching Ming
Third Peak Visiting Day (3) 11,758 20,738 23,848
Festivals and each columbarium or cemetery site would attract about 3,170 to 5,550 visitors/10,000
niches/day on Ching Ming Festival Day.
Pedestrian Trip Rate (No. of visitor/10,000 niches/day)(3)
Peak Festival Day 3,170 4,810 5,550
Second Peak Visiting Day 2,040 2,530 2,090
Third Peak Visiting Day 1,970 2,190 1,980
Three-Day Total 7,180 9,530 9,620
Note: (1) Peak Festival Day for Yuen Yen Institute and Tsing Chung Sin Yuen was 4 April 2009 (Ching Ming Festival), and that for Junk Bay Chinese Permanent
Cemetery was 5 April 2006 (Ching Ming Festival).
(2) Second Peak Visiting Day for Yuen Yuen Institute and Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery was 19 April 2009 (Sunday), and that for Tsing Chung
Sin Yuen was 29 March 2009 (Sunday).
(3) Third Peak Visiting Day for Yuen Yen Institute and Tsing Chung Sin Yuen was 5 April 2009 (Sunday), and that for Junk Bay Chinese Permanent
Cemetery was 22 March 2009 (Sunday).
(4) Figures are rounded-up to the nearest ten.
4.10 As shown in Table 7, the estimated one-way pedestrian trip rates (either generation or attraction) at the
survey sites on a festival day are ranged from 3,170 to 5,550 visitors/10,000 niches/day, while on the
second peak visiting day, the pedestrian trip rates are ranged from 2,040 to 2,530 visitors/10,000
niches/day and that on the third peak visiting day are ranged from 1,970 to 2,190 visitors/10,000
niches/day.

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Traffic Impact Assessment

D2 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 3

D2.1 THE SITE 3

D3 EXISTING TRAFFIC SITUATION 4

D3.1 EXISTING ROAD NETWORK 4

D4 FUTURE TRAFFIC SITUATION 7

D4.1 DESIGN YEAR 7

D5 COLUMBARIUM – SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT ON FESTIVAL

D5.1 SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT ON EXISTING COLUMBARIUM/CEMETERY SITES19

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Figure 2.1 Location Plan

Figure 3.1 Existing Traffic Flows

Figure 3.2 Location of Existing Bus Stops

Figure 4.1 Location Plan for Adjacent Developments

Figure 4.2 Adjacent and Proposed Development Traffic Flows

Figure 4.3 2016 Reference Traffic Flows

Figure 4.4 2016 Design Traffic Flows

Figure 5.1 Location 1 – Proposed Pick-up / Drop-off Arrangement at Tai Po

Figure 5.2 Location 2 – Proposed Pick-up / Drop-off Arrangement at Nam

Figure 5.3 Location 3 – Proposed Pick-up / Drop-off Arrangement at Dai

Figure 5.4 Proposed Shuttle Bus Routing

The Pilot Project for Public-Private Partnership Conservation Scheme, Sha Lo

LLA Consultancy Limited was commissioned to undertake a traffic impact

D1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

D1.2.1 The objectives of the traffic impact study are as follows:

• to review the existing traffic conditions of the adjacent road network;

• to estimate the potential traffic generation due to the proposed

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• to appraise the potential traffic impact of the proposed development on

• to consider road improvement proposals, if required; and

• to propose a feasible special traffic arrangement plan on festival days.

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D2.1 THE SITE

D2.1.1 The Proposed Development Schedule

The proposed development will consist of 2 major components: an Ecological

The Ecological Reserve comprises the following elements:

• Management of the SSSI zone for conservation of dragonfly and fish

• Provision of interpretation centre, nature education trails, gardens, visitor

The Multi-cultural Education Retreat cum Columbarium complex will be

D2.2 CAR PARKING AND LOADING/UNLOADING FACILITIES

For the Multi-cultural Education Retreat cum Columbarium Complex, 20

For the Ecological Reserve, it is proposed to provide 20 private car parking

Therefore, the provision of transport facilities for the proposed development

D2.3 INTERNAL WALKWAY PROVISIONS

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D3.1 EXISTING ROAD NETWORK

D3.2 TRAFFIC COUNT SURVEYS

Table 3.1 Identified Peak Hours

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22 Nov 2007 18 Mar 2008 11 Apr 2008 (Fri)

Yuen Shin Road/Ting Kok

Total = 10,370 7,902 8,147 5,270 10,753 8,040

Table 3.3 Existing Surveyed Junction Flow Results - Sundays

D3.3 EXISTING JUNCTION CAPACITY ASSESSMENT

Table 3.4 Existing Junction Performance

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D3.4 PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROVISIONS

Table 3.5 Existing Bus Routes

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D4.1 DESIGN YEAR

The proposed development is anticipated to be completed by year 2016 and

D4.2 TRAFFIC PROJECTION