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When Bond Ho Ting-pong received his Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education results back in 2012 as part of the inaugural cohort going through the new academic system, he was disappointed his performance did not secure him a seat at a local university.
“That moment, I felt I was not as good as others,” he recalled.
Scoring a “4” in mathematics, “3” in liberal studies, “4” in information and communication technology, and “2” in accounting, Ho exceeded the requirements for the two non-language core subjects and electives.
But his performance in the languages – a “2” in both English and Chinese – dragged him down. The minimum requirement for entry to universities in the city was a “3” for both languages, a “2” for the other two core subjects of mathematics and liberal studies, and a “2” for one elective.