Ten-year-old Shenzhen–Hong Kong cross-boundary student Zhou Ziyi on his way to Fung Kai Innovation School in Hong Kong after crossing the border to resume in-person classes for the first time in three years on Feb 1, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

Cross-border students come back to Hong Kong for in-person classes after a three-year hiatus at Fung Kai No 1 Primary school in Sheung Shui on Feb 1, 2023. About 18,000 cross-border students from the Chinese mainland were allowed to attend in-person classes in Hong Kong after schools opened following the Lunar New Year holiday.

China Daily's Andy Chong captured these memorable moments on Wednesday.