Further delays to normal school life could exacerbate youth mental-health problems as well as give more people reason to leave.
A pedestrian wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease outbreak, walks past a primary school in Hong Kong, China February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lam YikHONG KONG, Sept 11 - In Hong Kong, stringent COVID-19 curbs have long made life for school students extremely hard. Now, a new rule requiring higher vaccination levels could upend what progress has been made towards resuming full-day in-person classes.
Many are part of an exodus kickstarted by Beijing's efforts to exert greater control over the city and which has been further fuelled by COVID curbs. About 113,000 residents left the former British colony in the first half of 2022. That includes ex-pats and local families, many of whom have taken advantage of visa schemes offered by Britain, Canada and Australia.
The most immediate impact will be on international schools - which recently resumed full-day in-person classes, having gained levels of 90% for students with two COVID shots. Local schools and some international primary schools are still limited to half-day in-person and half-day online classes due to lower vaccination rates.
"The constant shifts between face-to-face and online classes have really taken a toll on their will to learn," Leo added, asking that only his first name be used. He now works overseas as a flight attendant. The restrictions are almost certainly having an impact on mental health, educators and medical experts said.
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