Coronavirus: bringing forward HK school holidays as part of mass Covid-19 testing plan will add to workload and cause disruptions, teachers and pupils say

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Bringing forward the summer holidays for students in Hong Kong as part of a government plan to conduct citywide Covid-19 screening will add to the workload for schools, and disrupt teaching and learning, as well as affect the vaccination drive for young residents, according to members of the education sector.

Teachers and students were responding on Tuesday to Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s announcement that all schools – to be used as testing, isolation and vaccination venues – would start their summer holiday in early March.