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Government appeals to foreign domestic helpers to comply with regulations on mask-wearing and prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons in public places (with photos)
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     The Labour Department (LD) today (February 15) said that joint operations during the Chinese New Year holidays were conducted in collaboration with the Hong Kong Police Force (the Police), the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), the Home Affairs Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, including mobile broadcasts in popular gathering places of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) to call upon them to comply with the anti-epidemic regulations on the mask-wearing and prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons in public places.  
      
     From February 12 to February 15, government departments conducted joint operations at popular FDH gathering places (including Tamar Park in Admiralty, Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, footbridge near Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, Central, Lai Chi Kok, Shatin and Tsuen Wan) for four consecutive days.  The LD arranged publicity vans to park in the above-mentioned districts to broadcast reminders in Chinese, English and major FDH languages (including Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia and Thai) to call upon FDHs to comply with the regulations on mask-wearing and prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons in public places.  During the joint operations, multilingual promotional leaflets were distributed by officers from the departments concerned to appeal to FDHs to maintain environmental hygiene and refrain from conducting unlicensed hawking activities, including cooked food or other hawking activities. Also, the Police increased manpower to step up patrols at those places and the FEHD took follow-up actions to keep those places clean.
      
     A Government spokesman said, "According to the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation (Cap. 599G) and the Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) Regulation (Cap. 599I), a person who participates in a prohibited group gathering of more than two persons in public places or fails to wear a mask in accordance with the requirement may be charged a fixed penalty of $5,000.  The Government will continue to conduct publicity to FDHs and remind them to strictly observe the relevant regulations, and to avoid gatherings (including in boarding facilities), food sharing and other social activities on their rest days and stay at home for rest as far as possible to safeguard their personal health."
      
     The Government will continue to step up publicity and enforcement, and as needed conduct joint operations to ensure compliance with the relevant requirements. The Government also appeals to FDHs to exercise self-discipline and co-operate to fight the virus together and abide by the law.
 
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The Labour Department (LD) today (Feburary 15) said that joint operations during the Chinese New Year holidays were conducted in collaboration with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), the Home Affairs Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department including mobile broadcasts in popular gathering places of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) to call upon them to comply with the anti-epidemic regulations on the mask-wearing and prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons in public places. Photo shows promotional leaflets being distributed by the LD and the FEHD to FDHs at Tamar Park in Admiralty.
The Labour Department (LD) today (Feburary 15) said that joint operations during the Chinese New Year holidays were conducted in collaboration with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Home Affairs Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), including mobile broadcasts in popular gathering places of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) to call upon them to comply with the anti-epidemic regulations on the mask-wearing and prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons in public places. Photo shows promotional leaflets being distributed by the LD and the LCSD to FDHs at Connaught Place in Central.
The Labour Department (LD) today (Feburary 15) said that joint operations during the Chinese New Year holidays were conducted in collaboration with the Hong Kong Police Force (the Police), the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Home Affairs Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, including mobile broadcasts in popular gathering places of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) to call upon them to comply with the anti-epidemic regulations on the mask-wearing and prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons in public places. Photo shows promotional leaflets being distributed by the LD and the Police to FDHs at a footbridge near Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok.  
The Labour Department (LD) today (Feburary 15) said that joint operations during the Chinese New Year holidays were conducted in collaboration with the Hong Kong Police Force, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Home Affairs Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department including mobile broadcasts in popular gathering places of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) to call upon them to comply with the anti-epidemic regulations on the mask-wearing and prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons in public places. Photo shows promotional leaflets being distributed by the LD to FDHs at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay.
The Labour Department (LD) today (Feburary 15) said that joint operations during the Chinese New Year holidays were conducted in collaboration with the Hong Kong Police Force (the Police), the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Home Affairs Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, including mobile broadcasts in popular gathering places of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) to call upon them to comply with the anti-epidemic regulations on the mask-wearing and prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons in public places. Photo shows promotional leaflets being distributed by the LD and the Police to FDHs at Tsuen Wan Park.