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Written by: Kwong Xiaobin Zhang Jiamin
2020-05-18 23:23
Date of last update: 2020-05-18 23:25The Secretary for Education Yang Runxiong asked the HKEAA to cancel the examination questions related to the history of Sino-Japanese relations in the history of this year's HKDSE. The HKEAA Committee met today (18th) to discuss the incident. After discussion, the committee agreed to cooperate fully with the Education Bureau's review Question preparation mechanism; As for the abolition of the examination questions in Article 2 of History Section, the spokesman said that if a final decision is made, it will be announced as soon as possible.
The Education Bureau responded late at night that representatives of the Education Bureau also attended the meeting. At the meeting, members discussed issues related to the examination questions and whether there is room for improvement in the current question preparation and examination mechanism. The Bureau emphasized that the HKEAA is a statutory body. The “Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Ordinance” stipulates the Chief Executive ’s various powers to supervise the HKEAA, including the appointment and dismissal of members of the HKEAA Committee, approval of business plans, and budgets for revenue and expenditure. The Chief Executive may also issue general instructions to the HKEAA on the performance of functions in this regard for matters that it feels have an impact on the public interest. The HKEAA shall observe the Chief Executive ’s Regulations.
In an interview with the media this morning, Su Guosheng, Secretary General of the Evaluation Bureau, said that the committee will meet as soon as possible, and there is no conclusion whether the test questions will be cancelled or not. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)
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Su Guosheng, secretary general of the Evaluation Bureau, said in the morning that he understands the external concern that the Education Bureau has asked the Evaluation Bureau to cancel the test questions. He was asked whether the test questions will be canceled. Su Zhi needs to make a decision after the committee members meet to discuss. He did not respond to which committee met to discuss the incident.
Yang Runxiong, director of the Education Bureau, urged the Examinations Bureau to cancel one of the topics in this year's history section involving Sino-Japanese relations. (Profile picture)
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