Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

Please broadcast the following message as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:
 
     Some protestors are damaging the traffic lights and railings in Pedder Street and Johnston Road respectively.
 
     Also, protestors threw hard objects into Central Government Complex and aimed laser beams at police officers, posing a safety threat to everyone on site.
 
     A large group of protestors are occupying throughways in Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road, and Des Voeux Road Central, seriously paralysing the traffic.
 
     Police warn the protestors to stop their illegal acts and leave immediately. Police remind everyone to stay tuned to the latest traffic arrangement.
 

Ends/Saturday, August 31, 2019
Issued at HKT 17:23

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