News - South China Morning Post
· collected 2026-09-04 · by Ng Kang-chung
The Hong Kong police plan to take over two floors of a car park in Sheung Wan for six weeks starting November 1, 2026, to accommodate delegates attending an Interpol meeting. The seventh and eighth floors will be converted into a command center for traffic coordination, with space for 240 electric cars for delegates traveling between the airport, hotels, and meeting venues. The Interpol general assembly is scheduled to take place from November 30 to December 3 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. A total of 2 floors will be closed during this period, affecting public parking.
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Two floors of the Rumsey Street car park in Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, will be closed for six weeks starting from November 1, 2026, as part of preparations for the 94th Interpol general assembly. The Hong Kong police have taken over the seventh and eighth floors of the car park to set up a traffic coordination command centre, which will accommodate 240 electric cars used by participants traveling to and from the airport, hotels, and meeting venues. The command centre is intended to facilitate the coordination and dispatch of vehicles during the conference, which will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai from November 30 to December 3, 2026. After the general assembly concludes on December 3, the car park will reopen to the public on December 12.
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2 floors of Rumsey Street car park to close for 6 weeks for Interpol meeting use
Hong Kong police plan to take over the seventh and eighth floors of the Rumsey Street car park in Sheung Wan for six weeks from November
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police → close → November
“The centre is planned to accommodate 240 electric cars to be used by participants of Interpol’s general assembly travelling to and from the airport, hotels and meeting venues,” the police force said in a paper to be tabled for discussion at a meeting of Central and Western District Council next Thursday.
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force → plan → Council
“The seventh and eighth floors of the car park will be used as a traffic coordination command centre from November 1, 2026.
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floors → use → November
After the general assembly concludes, it will reopen to the public on December 12.
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it → conclude → December
The car park was chosen because it was on Hong Kong Island and close to hotels and the meeting venue, “which is conducive to the coordination and dispatch of vehicles” for the conference, police said.
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police → choose → conference
The 94th Interpol general assembly will be held from November 30 to December 3 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.
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assembly → hold → Chai
