Q Should students affected by the power outage have their marks changed?
Every student wants to have a good result in their examinations, especially in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE). However, accidents always happen.
Students affected by the power outage think their results may have been affected. If all the air conditioners, lights and fans suddenly stop working, students cannot concentrate on the examination and it is very hard for a candidate to keep a clear mind to answer the paper.
The clock was wrong, too. If candidates relied on the clock, they may have been misled. The answers provided may not have been the best they were capable of. Therefore, their marks should be changed because their performances may have been affected.
Tony Chan Yat Hin, Tsing Yi
Oh yes! They definitely should change the students' marks. Students have worked so hard for the HKCEE. But the power cut disturbed their concentration. And two blackouts during the examination was unfair to the students.
What if some students had eyesight problems? What about the clock? The supervisor at the examination centre should have announced to the students immediately that the time shown on the clock was incorrect. How would the students know that the clock didn't use batteries? They wouldn't have thought that the clock was also affected by the power cut. If you hang a clock on the wall, you should know that all the students taking the exam will be watching it for the time. And while they are sitting there innocently taking their examination, thinking that there was still a lot of time left to do their papers, the supervisor suddenly announced that the clock was actually wrong. To conclude, I really do think that the students should have their marks changed.