Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (June 6) will be cancelled.

     Attention TV and radio duty announcers:

     Please broadcast the following special announcement immediately and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     Although the Education Bureau (EDB) has announced the suspension of schools this morning due to the issue of the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal, all Collection Centres for Primary One Admission will still be open today. For parents who completed a Choice of Schools Form for the Central Allocation on January 18 or 19 this year, but have not received the "Primary One Registration Form" delivered by post through the door-to-door delivery or the "Mail Collection Notification Card" issued by Hongkong Post, they can go to the designated Collection Centre to collect the "Primary One Registration Form" according to the School Net of the applicant child. The EDB advised that when parents go to the Collection Centres, they need not bring along their child. Parents should carefully consider the weather and safety conditions before they decide to go to the Collection Centres.

     If parents are unable to collect the Registration Forms at the Collection Centres today, they can still collect the Registration Forms from the Centres tomorrow, i.e. June 7 (Sunday).

     The Social Welfare Department (SWD) has been informed by the three flag day organisers that the regional flag-selling activities in public places scheduled to be held today (June 6) have been cancelled, a spokesman for the SWD said.
 
     The three charities are the Hong Kong AIDS Foundation Limited, People Service Centre Limited and the Federation of New Territories Youth Foundation Limited. They had been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and in the New Territories from 7am to 12.30pm today.
 
     For enquiries, please contact the individual organisations. Contact information for the above three organisations is as follows:
 

     Attention TV and radio duty announcers:

     Please broadcast the following special announcement by the Education Bureau concerning schools, and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     As the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is now in force, classes of all schools are suspended this morning. Schools should implement contingency plan and arrange staff to look after students who might arrive and ensure that conditions are safe before allowing students to return home.

     Attention TV and radio duty announcers:

     Please broadcast the following special announcement by the Education Bureau concerning schools, and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     As the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is now in force, classes of all schools are suspended this morning. Schools should implement contingency plan and arrange staff to look after students who might arrive and ensure that conditions are safe before allowing students to return home.