Many people may not be aware that Hong Kong has a large amount of students that live in Shenzhen and travel to Hong Kong for their schooling. In the past this has not been a problem. With Coronavirus quarantines in place at the Hong Kong-Chinese border this is now a big problem. This article from the SCMP is outlining how Hong Kong is now thinking of handling it.
Hong Kong education officials are planning to transport up to 27,000 cross-border students directly from various checkpoints to their schools, and make coronavirus tests mandatory when classes resume in phases by the end of this month.
The ideas were discussed at a meeting between the Education Bureau and heads of various schools on Tuesday as part of preparations for the resumption of face-to-face classes from May 27, after a four-month suspension.
Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung earlier said the governments in Hong Kong and Shenzhen had been working out arrangements for the students, but could not guarantee all issues would be fully resolved by the end of May.
One hopes that the issues can be resolved in a timely manner and that the students’ education does not suffer further.
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