As the new school year is approaching, the Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, accepted an interview with "Hong Kong 01", describing that the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is currently stable and he is confident that all schools in Hong Kong will open on September 1, but will continue to teach in person for the first half of the day.
The Education Bureau announced earlier this month that if school staff and students have achieved 70% of the two injections and 14 days respectively, they can apply to resume full-time face-to-face instruction.
Yang Runxiong revealed that no school has applied to resume full-time face-to-face instruction. It is believed that the school needs time to discuss with stakeholders, or the student vaccination rate has not reached 70%.
He said that 90% of the faculty and staff in government schools have been vaccinated. As the local vaccination rate continues to rise, he expects middle schools to apply for full-time face-to-face instruction as soon as mid-September. "It will take 28 days to complete both injections, plus two weeks. It takes six weeks...If you hear a call to do it first, it may not be done at the beginning of September."
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The Director of the Education Bureau, Yang Runxiong, said that the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is stable.
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Different school starts in three years
"I hope that there will be no more suspension arrangements for the next year!" During his interview, Yang Runxiong recalled that the school day of the past two years was unusual. In 2019, there was an anti-amendment law and the school started under the "turmoil"; last year it was under the epidemic situation. Schools start in batches. During this period, due to a new round of the epidemic, students can only return to school partially, and face-to-face instruction will not be fully resumed until May of this year.
Although the recent epidemic has not ceased, it is mainly imported cases that require satellites. There are no cases of unknown origin in Hong Kong. We are confident that schools will start as usual on September 1.
▼September 1, 2020 Online School Day of Manufacturers Association Middle School▼
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▼On September 23, 2020, the situation of the first day of face-to-face instruction resumed at Wu Shaomei Middle School of the Catholic Charity Association▼
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School vaccination reaches 70%, full-time face-to-face instruction can be approved within two days of education
The Education Bureau announced earlier this month that if 70% of the school’s faculty, staff and students have received two doses of vaccine for 14 days, they can be taught face-to-face on the whole school or at relevant levels. Arrived.” He said that it is not difficult to apply for approval. “As long as we (plan to be given face-to-face) four days in advance, we can reply within two days.”
When asked if he was disappointed, he pointed out that many students should call for vaccination after learning that the Education Bureau has full-time arrangements. If it starts in August, it will take at least six weeks to meet the requirements. Even if the vaccination rate reaches 70%, the school still It is necessary to discuss with stakeholders such as the school board and parents before making a decision. It is estimated that the middle school will submit an application as soon as mid-September. If he thinks that half a day is fine for the time being, we have nothing to do with the goal, mainly because there is no epidemic prevention angle, the more people fight, the better."
It takes 28 days to count back the two injections, and another two weeks to six weeks... If you hear a call to do it first, it may not be cut in September.
Director of Education Bureau Yang Runxiong
▼From 6.14 onwards, teenagers between 12 and 15 years old can be vaccinated with Fubitai vaccine▼
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More than half of the young people have been vaccinated. The Education Bureau will ask about the vaccination rate of each school in September
In July, the Education Bureau asked about the vaccinations in middle schools. At that time, 70% of the faculty and staff indicated that they had been vaccinated or planned, and 40% of the students said they would.
Yang Runxiong believes that the current vaccination rate will be higher than it was then. He pointed out that 90% of the faculty and staff in government schools have been vaccinated.
According to government data, among about 450,000 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 19, 55.3% have received at least one dose of the vaccine as of yesterday, and about two-thirds (38.5%) have received the second dose from today (27th) From now on, students can even get vaccinations on the same day.
Yang Runxiong urged students to vaccinate as soon as possible.
Teachers and staff who have not received injections will be required to conduct inspections at their own expense for two weeks starting from the new school year. Will they follow the practice of nursing homes and encrypt them to the first inspection on the 7th?
Yang Runxiong said that after the school starts in September, he will check with the school again to get a more accurate grasp of the vaccination numbers before making a decision.
He also said that schools must respect that some staff members are not suitable for vaccination due to physical reasons and should not be forced. However, they can be advised to obtain the latest medical advice from doctors every once in a while. ), I believe that the number will get higher and higher. I hope that teachers can take their example and classmates can see the benefits of vaccination."
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