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New diploma will be awarded top marks, exams chief pledges

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Elaine Yauin Beijing

The examinations authority's chief-in-waiting ha vowed to win public confidence in the new diploma exam and strengthen communication with students when he takes up the post.

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Baptist University registrar Dr Tong Chong-sze, whose tenure with the university finishes at the end of March, was selected out of more than 1,000 people to succeed former chief Dr Francis Cheung Wing-ming.

Tong will start work as head of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority on April 1.

He said the time before 2012, when the inaugural Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Examination would replace the Form Five and Seven public exams, was a critical period to promote its credentials.

'I feel honoured to be part of the critical part of the education reform. I am confident I can achieve the historical mission,' Tong said.

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Led by Cheung, the examinations authority has been busy in recent years promoting the diploma exam overseas.

It so far has gained the recognition of universities in Canada, the United States, Britain and Australia.

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