Hong Kong primary schools opt for shorter classes to give pupils more time to pursue interests

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Some primary schools in Hong Kong have decided to end classes early to give pupils more time to develop their own interests, noting how children were able to pursue other activities when half-day teaching was adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.

So Ping-fai, the principal of Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School, one of the institutions ending classes at 2.45pm instead of 3.15pm, told the Post that parents had “surprisingly welcomed” the move.