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Written by Deng Yinglin
2020-05-23 23:54
Date of last update: 2020-05-23 23:59Affected by the new Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, Hong Kong primary and secondary school students who have been suspended for several months will resume classes in stages next Wednesday (27th), but the problem of customs clearance for cross-border students has not yet been resolved. Zhu Weilin, vice chairman of the New Territories Principals Association, said that the North District Primary School alone had collected certificates for about 920 cross-border students, and hoped that the governments of the two places would provide special arrangements for cross-border students to facilitate renewal of certificates for overdue students.
Secondary and elementary schools will resume classes in stages starting next week, and the arrangements for cross-border students have not yet been fully resolved. (Profile picture)
The Secretary for Education Yang Runxiong said today on the Hong Kong and Taiwan TV program that 2,500 cross-border students from Secondary 3 to Secondary 5 could not resume classes as scheduled next Wednesday due to unresolved problems. Yang Runxiong said that the Hong Kong government has been discussing with the Shenzhen authorities on cross-border student arrangements, but it involves multiple issues such as epidemic situation in the two places, anti-epidemic considerations in the two places, opening customs gates and transportation arrangements for returning to school. There is currently no solution, and the school will be Students arrange for e-learning and continue the arrangement of "no suspension of classes".
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S1, S2 and P4 to P6 will resume on June 8. Zhu Weilin, vice chairman of the New Territories Principals Association, said that the North District Primary School had already collected certificates for about 920 cross-border students, and hoped that the two governments would provide special arrangements for cross-border students, such as in North District, Tai Po, Yuen Long, etc. In more cross-border student areas, the staff of China Travel Service will arrange a one-day certificate application service to facilitate the renewal of certificates for those who are overdue.
It is understood that the Education Bureau will meet with the academic community next Monday (23rd) to discuss matters such as the resumption of classes and the division test for Primary Five.
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