Designated centre for Covid-positive students taking Hong Kong’s university entrance exams will be set up in Kowloon
- Authorities reveal former campus of Cognitio College (Kowloon) in San Po Kong as location for Covid-positive students to sit exams
- Centres should be set up in other locations too as commute to San Po Kong could be long for some, head of Subsidised Secondary School Council says
A designated centre for Covid-positive candidates sitting Hong Kong’s university entrance exams will be set up in Kowloon, authorities have said, while defending a requirement for all students to wear masks despite the lifting of the mandate.
Secretary General of the Hong Kong Examination Assessment Authority Wei Xiangdong on Thursday said the former campus of Cognitio College (Kowloon), located in San Po Kong, would be turned into a centre for takers of the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams who tested positive for the virus.
Wei also defended the requirement for all candidates to wear masks despite the lifting of the mandate, saying the test results would have a great impact on students’ future prospects and that the measure was adopted after discussions with the school sector.
Ricardo Mak King-sang, director of public examinations, said the location of the centre was easy to access.
“It’s convenient for candidates to go there if they make the decision to go there earlier that day,” he said.
Personnel who had worked at last year’s designated centre would be invited to serve as invigilators again at the new one, he added.
Mak said only pupils who had a fever were required to take a rapid antigen test before sitting the exams, unlike last year when it was mandatory for all candidates.
