HONG KONG - In Hong Kong, stringent Covid-19 curbs have long made life for school students extremely hard. Now, a new rule requiring higher vaccination levels could upend what progress has been made towards resuming full-day in-person classes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG - In Hong Kong, stringent Covid-19 curbs have long made life for school students extremely hard. Now, a new rule requiring higher vaccination levels could upend what progress has been made towardsFurther delays to normal school life are likely to exacerbate youth mental health problems as well as give more people reason to leave the city, further undermining its status as an Asian financial hub, educators and business leaders warn.
Many are part of an exodus kickstarted by Beijing's efforts to exert greater control over the city and which has been further fuelled byAbout 113,000 residents left the city in the first half of 2022. That includes expatriates and local families, many of whom have taken advantage of visa schemes offered by Britain, Canada and Australia.
The most immediate impact will be on international schools - which recently resumed full-day in-person classes, having gained levels of 90 per cent for students with two Covid-19 shots. Local schools and some international primary schools are still limited to half-day in-person and half-day online classes due to lower vaccination rates.
"The constant shifts between face-to-face and online classes have really taken a toll on their will to learn," Leo added, asking that only his first name be used. He now works overseas as a flight attendant. More than half of about 3,600 Hong Kong secondary school students showed signs of depression, according to a November study by the city's Federation of Youth Groups.
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