Public urged to big attend tribute to HM
The government has invited civil servants, state enterprise employees and the general public to a ceremony paying tribute to His Majesty the King at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall tomorrow, government spokesman Surapong Suebwonglee said yesterday.
From 6am to 1pm, traffic police will bar vehicles from the following places:
-U-Thong Nai Road from U-Thong Nai intersection to the Throne Hall's Tuay Thep Samoson Gate;
-The Royal Plaza;
-Sri Ayutthaya Road from Wat Benjamabopit intersection to the offices of the 1st Infantry Division (King's Guards);
-Rajdamnoen Nok Road from the Royal Plaza to Makkawan Bridge;
-And Phitsanulok Road up to Wang Daeng intersection.
Members of the public who attend the event are asked to wear yellow shirts. And if the crowd is very large, police may close more roads, Surapong said.
Parking lots for buses have been set up on Rajapreuk, Kanchanapisek, Buddha Mondhol II and IV and Uthayan roads on the Thon Buri side of the Chao Phya River.
And a 500-vehicle capacity parking lot would be set up on Kamphaengpetch Road for transport vans, he said.
Authorities have also set up giant television screens in eight spots, ordered increased police patrols of the area and prepared first-aid tents as well as food and water, Surapong said.
Some 200,000 flags would be handed out to members of the public to wave in welcoming His Majesty at the ceremony, he said.
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