Sometimes what people in quarantine needed most was someone to listen.
“Just because you know something is for the best doesn’t make it easy to endure,” Ms. Lyons said. “We wanted to combine practical help with emotional support.”
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Books dropped off for Zara.
Jameson Gong turned to the group last July when his mother, Anna, now 84, was traveling solo to her native Hong Kong from New York, where she spends half the year with family.
“If anyone else is on that flight, please help us take care of her until I pick her up,” he wrote in a post.
The lack of care and human contact on offer shows the government is ignoring the mental health of those forced to remain in hotels. The increase to 21 days in quarantine makes it vital to help those in isolation, separated from loved ones.
Dr Lina Vyas is an associate professor in the Department of Asian and Policy Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong, specialising in public policy and management. She has recently been involved in projects related to work-life balance, stress and work from home under Covid-19 and its future applicability, particularly in Hong Kong.
When it comes to Asia’s biggest champions of education, Jennifer Yu Cheng needs little introduction. Though her husband Adrian Cheng might be more of a society mainstay, Yu Cheng has always maintained a low profile, working diligently behind the scenes in the realm of education. Now, she is throwing her name and expertise behind a substantial new Stem initiative aimed at young women.
For the last ten years, she has made it her mission to promote educational development through her role as deputy vice chairwoman of the CTF Education Group, a leader in integrated education, and as co-founder of Arch Education, which specialises in transformational programmes and admissions counselling to equip students with the skills to reach their full potential.
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