Exam body defends denying unwell DSE candidate access to lift before assessment

Hong Kong’s examination authority has defended an invigilator who refused to let a candidate with anxiety use a school lift after he started feeling unwell before his second assessment, arguing the man had not requested the facility in advance. Speaking to the South China Morning Post, private candidate Ray Lau* alleged that the incident occurred on April 13 at Caritas St Joseph Secondary School during the break between the first and second mathematics papers for the Diploma of Secondary...

By Kristen Cheung