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Attention Duty Announcer, Radio and TV Stations:
Please broadcast the following special announcement immediately, and repeat it at frequent intervals:
"The Government has decided that there will be no resumption of classes in this school year for kindergartens, kindergarten-cum-child care centres, primary schools and special schools to prevent the spread of human swine influenza.
To lower the chance of infection, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) advises people not to take their children or family members to child care centres, day elderly services units and day rehabilitation services units. However, these centres will remain open to serve those whose families cannot provide alternative care for them.
A spokesman for the department stressed that during the class suspension period, all child care centres would remain open for individual parents who might have genuine difficulty in taking care of their children.
In addition, parents are also advised to make use of the Occasional Child Care Service, Mutual Help Child Care Centres as well as Centre-based Care Groups and Home-based Child Care Service under the Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project, where necessary. For enquiries, please call the SWD Hotline at 2343 2255.กจ
Ends/Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Issued at HKT 06:00
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