Hong Kong – Various SWD offices temporarily closed
Various SWD offices temporarily closed
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The Social Welfare Department (SWD) today (February 22) said that various offices will be temporarily closed until further notice due to the occurrences of positive, preliminary positive and suspected cases of COVID-19 respectively. The details are set out as below:
| Office | Address | Case | |
| 1 | Traffic Accident Victims Assistance Section | Room 101, 1/F, Mong Kok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Mong Kok | Positive |
| 2 | Tai Hing Social Security Field Unit | Room 303A & 304, 3/F, Tai Hing Government Offices, 16 Tsun Wen Road, Tuen Mun | Positive |
| 3 | Residential Care Service Voucher Office | Rooms 2701-07, 27/F, Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point | Preliminary positive |
| 4 | Chai Wan Social Security Field Unit (Note) | Level 4, Government Offices, New Jade Garden, 233 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan | Preliminary positive |
| 5 | Kwai Chung (East) Integrated Family Service Centre | Shop B, 2/F, Shek Lei Shopping Centre Phase I, Shek Lei Estate, 6 Wai Kek Street, Kwai Chung | Suspected |
| 6 | Tin Shui Wai (North) Social Security Field Unit | G02, G/F, Ancillary Facilities Block, Tin Ching Estate, Tin Shui Wai | Suspected |
| 7 | Tin Shui Wai (South) Social Security Field Unit | G/F, Yiu Fung House, Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai | Suspected |
| 8 | Wong Tai Sin Social Security Field Unit | Units 103-106, 1/F, Stelux House, 698 Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong | Suspected |
| 9 | Tseung Kwan O (North) Integrated Family Service Centre | G/F, King Tao House, King Lam Estate, Tseung Kwan O | Suspected |
| 10 | Kwai Chung (East) Social Security Field Unit | 5/F, Kwai Hing Government Offices, 166-174 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung | Suspected |
| 11 | Central & Islands Integrated Family Service Centre | 4/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central | Suspected |
Note: The Chai Wan (West) Integrated Family Service Centre, which is on the same floor, will also be temporarily closed.
The positive cases are related to two Social Security Assistants working in the Traffic Accident Victims Assistance Section and the Tai Hing Social Security Field Unit respectively. They last performed duties on February 16.
On the preliminary positive cases, the case found in the Residential Care Service Voucher Office is related to a Social Security Assistant who last performed duties on February 21, while the case found in the Chai Wan Social Security Field Unit is related to a Social Security Assistant, who last performed duties on February 17.
They had been wearing masks when performing duties. Their body temperatures were normal when undergoing temperature screening during work.
A thorough cleaning and disinfection has been arranged at the premises concerned. For enquiries, members of the public may call the following service units during office hours:
(1) Traffic Accident Victims Assistance Section (Tel: 2832 4615);
(2) Tai Hing Social Security Field Unit (Tel: 2467 2927);
(3) Residential Care Service Voucher Office (Tel: 3107 3280 or 3107 3290);
(4) Chai Wan Social Security Field Unit (Tel: 2557 7868);
(5) Chai Wan (West) Integrated Family Service Centre (Tel: 2569 3855);
(6) Kwai Chung (East) Integrated Family Service Centre (Tel: 2428 0967);
(7) Tin Shui Wai (North) Social Security Field Unit (Tel: 2443 2500);
(8) Tin Shui Wai (South) Social Security Field Unit (Tel: 2477 2351);
(9) Wong Tai Sin Social Security Field Unit (Tel: 2382 7511);
(10) Tseung Kwan O (North) Integrated Family Service Centre (Tel: 2701 9495);
(11) Kwai Chung (East) Social Security Field Unit (Tel: 2421 1028) ; and
(12) Central & Islands Integrated Family Service Centre (Tel: 2852 3137).
During the pandemic, the department has been strictly implementing various disease prevention measures, including measuring the body temperature of people entering the office and providing masks and other personal protective equipment for staff. Staff members are reminded to pay attention to personal hygiene and to stay vigilant. They should seek medical advice immediately if feeling unwell.
Various religious traditions and practices are prevalent in different parts of our country. But there is only one belief and that is to work for the welfare of all considering the entire humanity as one family, said the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. He was speaking on the occasion of inauguration of the three-year long celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad, the founder of Gaudiya Math and Mission in Puri, Odisha today (February 20, 2022).
The President said that God is worshiped in all its forms. But the tradition of worshiping God with Bhakti-Bhav (devotion) has been significant in India. Here many great saints have practiced selfless worship. Even among such great saints, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has a special place. Inspired by his extraordinary devotion, a large number of people chose the path of Bhakti.
The President said that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu used to say that people should remember God with a humble attitude considering themselves to be smaller than grass. One must be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of any sense of ego and must give respect to others. One should always be remembering God. He noted that this feeling is found in all the followers of the Bhakti-Marg. The President said that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s constant love for God and his drive to connect the society with the thread of equality gives him a unique reputation in Indian culture and history.
The President said that saints of Bhakti-Marg were above the prevailing discrimination of that time based on religion, caste, gender and rituals. Therefore, people of all classes were not only inspired by them but also took refuge in this path. Guru Nanak Dev ji tried to build an egalitarian society while walking on the Bhakti-Marg.
The President said that the Bhakti-Marg’s speciality of complete devotion to the God is witnessed not only in the spiritual side of life but also in the day to day life too of every individual. Serving the needy has been given a top priority in our culture. Our doctors, nurses and health workers displayed this spirit of service during the COVID pandemic. They were also infected with the coronavirus, but even in such extreme circumstances, they did not lose courage and were engaged in the treatment of people. Many of our corona warriors sacrificed their lives but the dedication of their co-workers remained unwavering. The whole country would always be indebted to such warriors.
The President said that apart from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, other great personalities of Bhakti movement too, strengthen the unity in our cultural diversity. The saints of the Bhakti community did not contradict each other in their teachings, but were often inspired by each other’s writings. Swami Vivekananda, while presenting the spiritual message of India to the world community in his speech in 1893 in Chicago, said that just as the rivers originating from different places eventually join the sea, in the same way man chooses different paths of his own will, these paths may seem different, but in the end all reach God. This principle of India’s spiritual unity was propagated by Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda which was also adopted by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
The President expressed confidence that the Gaudiya Mission would be successful in its resolve of spreading the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to the world, keeping its objective of human welfare as paramount.
Click here to see President’s Speech
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Various Religious Traditions and Practices are Prevalent in Different Parts of Our Country, but there is only One Belief and that is to work for the Welfare of all Considering the Entire Humanity as one Family: President Kovind
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