12 am to 9 or 10 pm. The fire-resisting shields on the wall of the tunnels and the ceilings would be renovated, while the words "LION ROCK TUNNEL" and its Chinese counterparts would be retained on the sides of the entrances and exits of the tunnels. Current usage With the rapid development of the new towns, the tunnels have already reached its saturation flow just like Cross-Harbour Tunnel. The flow was eased by other tunnels being put into service later, such as Shing Mun Tunnels, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Tsing Sha Highway. Nonetheless the convenience of its connection and directness, with a lower fee than the Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Lion Rock Tunnel contributes to the highest daily average vehicles flow of all non-harbour-crossing tunnels. 90,608 vehicles used the tunnels everyday on average in 2014. See also Lion Rock Beacon Hill Tunnel, the first rail tunnel in Hong Kong, opened in 1910 Transport in Hong Kong References External links Roads in the New Territories Transport department, toll rates Video: "Hong Kong. Tunnel Through Mountain" (1964) Toll tunnels in Hong Kong Sha Tin District Kowloon City District Tunnels completed in 1967 Route 1 (Hong Kong) Road tunnels in Hong Kong