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, they should go to the School Places Allocation Section at Office 2, 2/F, Manulife Financial Centre, 223 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon during June 8 to 10 (Monday to Wednesday) from 9am to 6pm to collect the Registration Forms.

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:
 
     Please broadcast the following special announcement immediately, and repeat it at frequent intervals:
 
     "The Social Welfare Department announces that due to the issuing of the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal, members of the public are advised not to take their children or family members to centres providing after school care programmes or elderly services centres. Centres that normally operate on Sundays and public holidays will, however, remain open to serve those whose families cannot provide alternative care for them. Members of the public who have a need for the services mentioned may contact the service units concerned and confirm their operating hours in advance."

     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 keep their premises open and implement contingency measures to look after arriving students.

     Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (June 7) will be cancelled.

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

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

     Members of the public are advised to report any street flooding that comes to their notice to the Drainage Services Department by calling the 24-hour drainage hotline on 2300 1110.