Hong Kong’s ESF school group to offer its 18,000 pupils a HK$1,600 relief grant after earlier revealing plans to raise fees

Hong Kong’s biggest international school group will give each of its more than 18,000 students a HK$1,600 (US$203) relief grant amid the “challenging times” of the Covid-19 pandemic after announcing a fee rise last month.

The English Schools Foundation (ESF), which runs 22 institutions, told parents in a letter on Thursday that it had decided to offer the grant to students, who can choose to accept it by May 16.