Tang Fei Previous NextStudents should be encouraged to walk to school when face-to-face classes resume in batches starting on Wednesday, a member of the Subsidized Secondary Schools Council, James Lam Yat-fung, says. More than 300,000 students of Primary One, Five and Six; Secondary One, Five and Six; and K3, will be the first to resume in-person classes on a half-day basis. Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen urged authorities to react quickly if a staff or student is infected so the school can make swift decisions. The chairwoman of the Subsidized Secondary Schools Council, Halina Poon Suk-han, urged authorities to subsidize students in purchasing e-learning tools. Cheung Yung-pong, principal of the SKH St James' Primary School in Wan Chai, said schools should ensure internal exams for Primary Six students taking part in the Secondary School Places Allocation cover mainly face-to-face class curriculum.

Source: The Standard September 20, 2020 19:07 UTC