Schools can arrange for two-thirds of students to return to school after Easter

(Fighting the New Crown Epidemic) After the epidemic in Hong Kong eases, the school can arrange two-thirds of students to return to school after Easter

　　China News Service, Hong Kong, March 26. The Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 26th that considering the latest developments in the epidemic, the opinions of health experts and the school’s readiness, it has decided to revive all kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and private schools that provide informal courses. After the holiday, more students will be arranged to return to school according to school needs, and the number will be increased to no more than two-thirds of the school's total number of students. The class time is still limited to half a day.

　　Regarding the teaching schedule, a spokesperson for the Education Bureau introduced that secondary schools can arrange for students of individual grades to return to school in the morning or afternoon for no more than half a day of face-to-face classes. Schools cannot arrange full-time classes for students of the same level to avoid eating out.

Primary schools can arrange for students of individual levels to return to school in the morning for no more than half a day of face-to-face classes.

Kindergartens of morning or afternoon classes can arrange for children of individual grades to return to school in the morning or afternoon respectively for half-day classes, while kindergartens of full-day classes can arrange for children of individual grades to return to school in the morning or afternoon for no more than half a day of face-to-face classes.

　　The Education Bureau will send a letter to the school next week to inform the relevant details of the arrangement.

　　The Education Bureau also reminded schools that before the whole school resumes face-to-face classrooms and school activities, they should take appropriate preventive measures and corresponding arrangements, and use different teaching methods flexibly to allow students to continue learning at home.

During this period, the school must keep the school premises open as usual, so that students who lack care at home can return to school.

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