Lawmakers in the Legislation Council today pushed for discussing with Beijing the chartering of flights to the mainland for Hong Kong students. Hong Kong students have reported not arriving in time for registration at mainland universities under the current quarantine rules. The government currently provides only 2,000 quotas for booking designated quarantine hotels in Shenzhen daily. Yang added that a male Hong Kong student lost the opportunity to register at his university in Shanghai due to not being able to book a quarantined hotel. Over 13,000 student Hong Kong secondary school graduates chose to go to the mainland for further study in 2022, according to a report.

Source: The Standard August 18, 2022 02:48 UTC