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Written by Deng Yinglin and Hu Jiaxin
2020-05-15 14:55
Date of last update: 2020-05-15 15:10The 2020 Secondary School Diploma History (World History) opened yesterday (14th). The second question of this year's Vol.1 asks if the candidates agree with the statement that "Japan has brought more benefits to China than disadvantages during 1900-45", and requested reference materials to explain the answers as far as students know.
The test questions attracted social controversy. The Education Bureau issued a statement yesterday (14th) evening, stating that the history subjects of this year ’s HKDSE had extremely one-sided information attached to the test questions, which caused the test questions to be “leading”. In conclusion, "seriously hurt the feelings and dignity of the citizens who suffered greatly during the Japanese war of aggression against China." The Education Bureau deeply regrets the appearance of such designed test questions in the public test and condemns it.
When meeting with reporters this afternoon, Yang Runxiong, director of the Education Bureau, said that the Education Bureau will send staff to the Evaluation Bureau next Monday to understand the question review mechanism, and will review the current mechanism to ensure that the Education Bureau monitors the diploma examination mechanism, and will ask the Evaluation Bureau to cancel the test.
The second question of this year's Vol.1 cites the saying "Japan has brought more benefits than harm to China during 1900-45", and asked candidates if they agree with this statement and must explain the answer.
Yang Runxiong pointed out that the Education Bureau is responsible for promulgating curriculum and evaluation guidelines, and is responsible for maintaining the education profession. He pointed out that the information provided on this topic is similar, which is instructive and does not reflect the students' knowledge performance, which is biased and regrettable.
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