Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education exam students take change of venue over Covid-19 risks in their stride
- City’s university entrance exams enter second day, with 12,000 sitting chemistry test
- Some candidates forced to use exam authority’s Lai King assessment centre after Shung Tak Catholic English College shuts
Hong Kong’s university entrance exams entered their second day on Saturday, with more candidates taking the tests, but about 80 students were forced to use a backup venue after a school closed because of Covid-19 risks.
The affected candidates took Saturday’s chemistry tests at the exam authority’s Lai King assessment centre, after Shung Tak Catholic English College in Yuen Long was abruptly shut until May 3 because a pupil tested positive for the coronavirus.
They were among more than 12,000 candidates who sat for the test for the high school elective subject at 8.30am, compared with 3,400 students on Friday.
“I feel [the venue change] was a bit unexpected,” said candidate Mary Tsui, 17, one of the affected students.
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Tsui, who arrived about an hour before the exam’s start time, said it took her about half an hour more to commute from her home in Tin Shui Wai to the new venue.
“I feared I could not wake up on time, and this is a very important exam for me,” she said.
