Yoyo, 6, is still able to practice piano thanks to an innovative Hong Kong music school keeping lessons going during the coronavirus pandemic.
While Hong Kong's infections remain comparatively low, just over 1,000 cases and four deaths, schools have been shut since late January and authorities have ramped up social distancing measures in recent weeks.
According to AFP, schools and tutoring services have had to switch to online lessons.
But music tutors like Evan Kam are trying to keep personal lessons going whilst reducing the risk of infection for both teachers and students.
"Video teaching doesn't suit us well as piano fingerings and gestures are better instructed with a teacher by your side," the 28-year-old teacher said.
The tutoring center where Kam works saw business plunge by 70 percent in February when infections first crossed into Hong Kong from mainland China.
Many students stopped attending because they did not want to take public transport.
Inspired by mobile libraries, the company rented three trucks and fitted them into mobile music classrooms, complete with air-conditioning and soundproof boards.
"We wanted to keep our colleagues employed. That's why we wanted to step out of our comfort zone and see how far we can go. We like to offer our services directly to where the students live to shorten their traveling time," said Jessica Lam, the firm's business development manager.
Last week Kam's truck was in Ha Tsuen, a remote village in northwest Hong Kong, close to the border with China.
After parking, he cleaned the keyboard, set up an air purifier, sprayed a doormat with disinfectant, and prepared hand sanitizer for his students.
Soon Alfred Tang, 10, and his sister Yoyo arrived.
"These lessons are a spot of light for the home-isolated children. It's convenient for us, as we can just go downstairs and take lessons," the children's mother told AFP.
"My children mostly just stay at home as schools have been suspended and we don't go into town that much," she added.
