Police warn crowds gathering in Causeway Bay to leave immediately

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

Please broadcast the following message as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     At around 8pm today (June 12), some crowds gathered and behaved in a disorderly manner in the vicinity of Causeway Bay. Participating in such events may contravene "taking part in an unauthorised assembly" in accordance with the Public Order Ordinance, and may commit certain offences under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation. Police warn participants to leave immediately.
     
     Police officers are now stepping up patrols and conducting stop-and-searches on suspicious persons. Police would take resolute law enforcement actions against anyone who commit any illegal acts.