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Central and Western District Office takes part in inter-departmental joint operations appealing to foreign domestic helpers to continue to fight virus together

To deter group gatherings and minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the Central and Western District Office (C&WDO) today (January 1) took part in an inter-departmental joint operation together with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Labour Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department to carry out publicity and educational work in popular gathering places of foreign domestic helpers in the district, appealing to them to raise awareness of epidemic prevention and comply with the various anti-epidemic regulations and restrictions. The District Office has been participating in this kind of joint operations regularly during weekends since October 2020.