Today (January 8), a picture of "News that the Education Bureau is considering a complete suspension of classes before Wednesday" was widely circulated on the Internet and in the communication groups. A spokesman for the Education Bureau clarified that the arrangement of face-to-face classes will continue at this stage.
The picture is dated January 8 last year, not today.
The Education Bureau said that the picture "News that the Education Bureau is considering suspending classes before Wednesday" circulated on the Internet and communication groups. It reiterated that the current arrangement of face-to-face classes will continue at this stage, and schools will strictly abide by the bureau's guidelines to prevent and control the epidemic. epidemic measures.
The Education Bureau stated that it will continue to monitor the development of the epidemic and listen to the opinions of health experts, and review the relevant epidemic prevention measures and class arrangements in a timely manner. As always, if there are new arrangements, it will be announced as soon as possible.
The Education Bureau calls on all stakeholders to take preventive measures against the epidemic, avoid unnecessary gatherings, and get vaccinated to strengthen protection and fight the epidemic together.
The picture posted on the Internet indicates that the Education Bureau is considering suspending classes before Wednesday, but if you look carefully, the picture is marked 2021.01.08.
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The picture shows the date as January 8 last year
The picture posted on the Internet used the photo of Xu Shuchang, a chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System of CUHK, referring to "the increase in cases of unknown origin and the need to suspend classes", referring to the news that the Education Bureau is considering suspending classes before Wednesday, but the picture is marked "2021.01.08", and Not 2022.
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