In light of the outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection at schools and the related arrangements for kindergartens, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) announced today (November 12) that all child care centres and special child care centres will temporarily suspend services from November 14 to November 27.

     To minimise the chance of infection, the SWD advises members of the public not to take their children to child care centres or special child care centres. However, these centres will remain open to serve service users who have difficulty in taking care of their children. Service users in need may contact the centres or service units concerned in advance.

     For enquiries, please call the SWD hotline on 2343 2255.

Ends/Thursday, November 12, 2020
Issued at HKT 16:55

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