Kevin Yeung. Secretary for Education, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, said today as the coronavirus epidemic is now serious, all international schools and kindergartens will not start the academic year before August 17 to protect the health of teaching staff and students, and that the date will be reassessed at the end of the month, so these schools can have two weeks for preparation. He said the bureau's target date for starting the year for all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong is September 1, but it will depend on the actual development of the epidemic. As for cross-border students, Yeung said unless public transportation or more immigration control points can resume operations in the short term, only Form Four to Six students can return to Hong Kong for classes, but it will have to be discussed with the mainland. And for those in Form Three or below, he said it will be difficult to arrange, so he will discuss with schools how to arrange for students to study at home.

Source: The Standard July 20, 2020 07:07 UTC