Students leave Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School in Tseung Kwan O on January 20. Secondary schools that want to hold full-day, in-person classes must ensure 90 per cent of students have three Covid-19 vaccinations by November 1. Photo: May Tse
Students leave Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School in Tseung Kwan O on January 20. Secondary schools that want to hold full-day, in-person classes must ensure 90 per cent of students have three Covid-19 vaccinations by November 1. Photo: May Tse
Alice Wu
Opinion

Opinion

Alice Wu

Students and schools are being failed by Hong Kong’s shifting Covid-19 goalposts

  • The government continues to leave students and schools in flux, with changes to the summer break now being followed by stringent new vaccination requirements
  • Putting the pressure to raise vaccination rates on teachers and students is unfair and ignores the damage being done to children’s mental health and development

Alice Wu
Alice Wu

Updated: 6:45am, 5 Sep, 2022

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Students leave Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School in Tseung Kwan O on January 20. Secondary schools that want to hold full-day, in-person classes must ensure 90 per cent of students have three Covid-19 vaccinations by November 1. Photo: May Tse
Students leave Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School in Tseung Kwan O on January 20. Secondary schools that want to hold full-day, in-person classes must ensure 90 per cent of students have three Covid-19 vaccinations by November 1. Photo: May Tse
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