Coronavirus: parents relieved as Hong Kong schools return to full capacity for first time in more than six months
- Entire pupil populations allowed back on campus at the same time, but schools and kindergartens can only operate on half-day basis
- Covid-19 rules relaxation takes effect on Monday, after pupil numbers on school grounds were previously limited to two-thirds of capacity
“I’m really happy. When I first heard the news about a full resumption I felt like ‘finally we can return to school’,” said Mable Wong, in her 40s, who has two children at a local primary school in Yau Ma Tei.
Another mother, Kelly Tam, said: “With a full capacity resumption, children can return to a relatively normal social life and can move around outside home.
“Parents have been under pressure too, having children at home for such a long time. Face-to-face learning is also a lot more efficient.”
Under the latest relaxation of pandemic control measures, city schools are allowed to have all students back on campus at the same time – up from the previous two-thirds cap – regardless of whether teachers had undergone regular Covid-19 screening as previously required.