Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

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

     At 3pm, protestors gathering in the vicinity of Admiralty blocked the carriageway on Harcourt Road near Central Government Complex, seriously paralysing the traffic.
 
     Police warn protestors to stop blocking the roads and other illegal acts immediately.
 
     Police appeal to the members of the public to stay tuned to the latest traffic arrangement.

     A woman who went missing in Kwai Chung has been located.

     Tse On-ki, aged 43, went missing after she left a rehabilitation home on Tai Loong Street on August 2 morning. A staff member of the centre made a report to Police the following day (August 3).

     The woman returned to the rehabilitation home this morning (August 5).

     The Labour Department announced today (August 5) that, owing to mass gathering activities in Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin districts, the services at Tsuen Wan Job Centre, Selective Placement Division (New Territories Office), Employees' Compensation Division (Team C), all located at Tsuen Wan Government Offices; the offices of the Operations Division-Occupational Safety at Chinachem Tsuen Wan Plaza; and Labour Relations Division (Sha Tin and Tai Po Office), Sha Tin Job Centre, Employees' Compensation Division (Team D – Sha Tin Office), Labour Inspection Division (Special Enforcement Team (Sha Tin) and District Office (New Territories East)), all located at Sha Tin Government Offices, have been suspended this afternoon.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) today (August 5) announced that, due to mass gathering activities in various districts, the following facilities have been closed.
 
Hong Kong Island
1. Central & Western District:
Kennedy Town Swimming Pool, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Swimming Pool, Hong Kong Park Sports Centre, Hong Kong Squash Centre, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre, Sheung Wan Sports Centre, Shek Tong Tsui Sports Centre, Smithfield Sports Centre and Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park soccer pitch, Hong Kong City Hall and Sheung Wan Civic Centre
 
Kowloon
1. Wong Tai Sin District:
Hammer Hill Road Swimming Pool, Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground, Choi Hung Road Sports Centre, Choi Hung Road Badminton Centre, Morse Park Sports Centre, Morse Park soccer pitches, Lok Fu Recreation Ground soccer pitch and Lung Hing Public Library
 
2. Yau Tsim Mong District:
Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Kowloon Park Swimming Pool, Fa Yuen Street Sports Centre, Boundary Street Sports Centre No. 1, Boundary Street Sports Centre No. 2, Kwun Chung Sports Centre, Boundary Street Recreation Ground soccer pitch, Fa Yuen Street Public Library, Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Yau Ma Tei Theatre
 
New Territories
1. Sha Tin District:
Sha Tin Jockey Club Swimming Pool, Sha Tin Sports Ground, Yuen Wo Road Sports Centre, Sha Tin Jockey Club Public Squash Courts, Sha Tin Sports Ground and Sha Tin Public Library
 
2. Tai Po District:
Fu Shin Sports Centre and Tai Po Civic Centre
 
3. Tsuen Wan District:
Tsuen King Circuit Sports Centre, Wai Tsuen Sports Centre, Yeung Uk Road Sports Centre, Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, Shing Mun Valley Swimming Pool, Tsuen King Circuit Wu Chung Swimming Pool and Tsuen Wan Town Hall

     The Home Affairs Department announced today (August 5) that in light of the mass gathering activities in various districts, the services of the following Home Affairs Enquiry Centres have been suspended.

Hong Kong Island
1. Central & Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

Kowloon
1. Wong Tai Sin Home Affairs Enquiry Centre

New Territories
1. Tai Po Home Affairs Enquiry Centre
2. Tsuen Wan Home Affairs Enquiry Centre
3. Tuen Mun Home Affairs Enquiry Centre