Police officer is wounded by sharp-edged object
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Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:
 
Please broadcast the following message as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

At around 5.30pm today (October 13), a Police officer attending to a case of “Criminal Damage” at Kwun Tong MTR station was wounded. One rioter used a sharp-edged object to slash the officer’s neck from behind. The injured officer, in conscious state, was sent to United Christian Hospital for medical treatment. Police have immediately arrested two persons at scene.

Sharp-edged object is a deadly weapon. Police will strive to investigate all violent acts.
 

Ends/Sunday, October 13, 2019
Issued at HKT 19:20

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