At least 100 Chinese international students have 'escaped' from Melbourne to Sydney ahead of the Victoria–NSW border closure, due to fears over being 'stranded' and unable to catch flights home to China, according to travel agencies from the Chinese community.
At least 100 Chinese international students have "escaped" from Melbourne to Sydney ahead of the Victoria–NSW border closure, due to fears of being "stranded" and unable to catch flights home to China, according to travel agencies from the Chinese community.
She had been forced to study remotely due to physical distancing measures and decided to return to China after hearing about the border closure. "Those immediate restrictions gave rise to hardships on us again and again, which could reflect the Government's lack of compassion."Ms Li had originally booked a flight from Melbourne to Guangzhou in southern China via Sydney in mid-July, which she had to give up in order to "escape" to Sydney quickly in order to board a return flight there to China.
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