Coronavirus: Hong Kong schools will resume in-person classes from April 19. How does it work and what are the requirements?
- Resumption dates will vary according to the different school grades, with primary school pupils first to return to half-day classes on April 19
- Students and teachers are required to conduct rapid tests every day, and only those who have tested negative will be allowed back on campus
In-person classes in Hong Kong, which have been suspended for nearly three months amid a fifth wave of coronavirus infections, will resume after the Easter holiday.
New rules have been imposed on campus for the gradual resumption of in-person classes, including the requirement for all students and teachers to take daily rapid antigen tests (RAT). Only half-day lessons will be allowed unless 90 per cent of a school’s student population or individual class is fully inoculated with two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The Post examines the details of the arrangements:
How will face-to-face classes be resumed?
Resumption dates will vary according to the different school grades. Online learning should be provided if in-person classes have not restarted.
Face-to-face classes in primary schools are expected to resume on April 19 at the earliest and May 3 at the latest.
Secondary schools, meanwhile, will begin resuming face-to-face classes on May 3, after the core subject assessments in the Diploma of Secondary Education exams, with all grades expected to be back by May 10.
One-third of kindergarten pupils will be allowed back to class on May 3, another one-third will return on May 10 and the last batch will go back to school on May 16.