HK schools remain closed through Monday

12:28, November 17, 2019

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  Hong Kong school classes to remain suspended Monday

  Local residents clear roadblocks on a street in Sai Wan Ho of Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 15, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Sunday announced to extend school class suspension to Monday over safety concerns.Classes in kindergartens, elementary, middle schools, as well as special schools, are expected to resume as early as Tuesday if circumstances permit, which would be subject to further announcement, the bureau said in a statement.Although roads and public transport services have gradually resumed, uncertainties still exist while Monday is the first working day after weekend, the bureau explained.The bureau asked all schools to prepare for Tuesdays class resumption and make contingency measures to meet various emergencies.Schools in Hong Kong have remained closed since last Thursday as violent protesters wreaked havoc across the region, who not only paralyzed traffic but also vandalized private school vans and threatened schools.The bureau urged all parties involved to stop violence and appealed to students to remain indoors and not engage in illegal activities.

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  Chinese shares close lower Monday

  (File photo: China Daily)BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Major Chinese stock indices ended lower Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.83 percent, at 2,909.97 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.17 percent lower at 9,680.57 points.The combined turnover of stocks on the two exchanges stood at 423 billion yuan (about 60.5 billion U.S. dollars), shrinking from 449.4 billion yuan in the previous trading day.Most stocks fell, with losers outnumbering gainers by 1,382 to 90 on the Shanghai bourse and 1,932 to 212 in Shenzhen.Companies in the sector of wireless earphone saw robust growth in share prices, with shares of Hivi Acoustics Technology Co., Ltd. surging by the daily 10-percent limit to close at 2.18 yuan per share.Shares in the industries of satellite communication and domestic operating system led the losses.The ChiNext Index, Chinas NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.23 percent to close at 1,673.13 points Monday.

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  Schools to resume classes in HK tomorrow

  HKSAR Education Bureau said classes in grade and high school, and some special schools, will resume tomorrow.Students from a school in Tung Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, kick off a new semester by holding a flag-raising ceremony on Sept 2, 2019. (Photo: China Daily)