10th July 2020 – (Hong Kong) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen in Hong Kong, the Secretary for Education, Kevin Yeung, announced this afternoon (10th) that all primary, secondary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong will start early summer vacation from next Monday (13th), and if the school has arranged for Primary 5 students for next week’s submission test, they can proceed according to the original plan before commencing the summer vacation.
He continued that if the school had already scheduled the Primary 5 submission test in September, the date for submission of the could be extended to 20th October.
As for S3 to S5 students, the high schools can also start the summer vacation next week and after completing the exam. He also mentioned that the “Pre-Secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test will be held as scheduled next Tuesday (14th). Schools are free to decide whether to hold it. If they decide not to hold it, they must notify the Education Bureau at noon next Monday at 12 noon.
In addition, Yeung said that the release of results of the DSE exam on 22nd July will remain unchanged. Students can return to the school to receive the results. The school still needs to tighten epidemic prevention. He also admitted that the current changes in the epidemic have disrupted the Bureau’s plan to start school in the new school year. He continued to say that the Bureau will listen to the opinions of experts.