Almost a third of Hong Kong’s low-income residents had lost their jobs between May and July, while more than half were underemployed.
Hong Kong officials must increase the internet subsidy and consider technology upgrades for low-income families to help children struggling to take online classes during the pandemic, according to a human rights advocacy group.
They had instead been using their parents’ smartphones for schoolwork throughout the public health crisis, which has kept schools closed for most of the year. However, a resurgence of local infections in July prompted officials to ask schools to conduct online lessons until further notice. Meanwhile, almost 90 per cent said their eyesight had deteriorated due to spending long hours in front of screens.
Community organiser Wong Chi-yuen said low-income families also did not have enough devices to allow all their children to take their classes at the same time.
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