Universities Closed, Bosses Urged To Show Patience

The Labour Department has urged employers to show understanding to workers who are unable to reach their workplaces amid chronic disruption across the SAR on Monday morning.

Protesters have blocked streets, damaged equipment and caused severe delays on the MTR network in support of calls for a Hong Kong-wide general strike.

"For staff who cannot report to work on time on account of conditions in road traffic or public transport services, employers should give due consideration to the circumstances of individual employees and handle each case flexibly," a Labour Department spokesman said.

Meanwhile classes have been suspended at all universities amid clashes on some campuses. Tear gas was fired at the Chinese University and Polytechnic University on Monday morning.

The Health Department urged people who had appointments at public hospitals to call and reschedule if they were unable to make them.

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