Crowds occupy roads in Causeway Bay and MTR exits temporarily closed
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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 1.30pm today (July 1), some protestors at Causeway Bay started to occupy Hennessy Road, blocking multiple traffic lanes. Vehicles travelling along the lanes were forced to halt abruptly. Police are enforcing the law at scene and instructing the crowds to return to the pavement so as to restore order in road traffic as soon as possible. Meanwhile, given the huge crowds in the vicinity, Exits D1 and E of the MTR Causeway Bay Station are temporarily closed.
      
     Police request the crowds to stop all illegal acts and will take resolute law enforcement action.

Ends/Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Issued at HKT 15:11

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