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 Education (DSE) exam.
He said he was retaking the course and
Indoor ‘feels-like’ heat soars to 52 degrees in Hong Kong subdivided homes: study
Indoor heat levels in Hong Kong’s subdivided flats and rooftop huts felt like a blistering 52.21 degrees Celsius (126 Fahrenheit) this summer, with 80 per cent of homemakers living in those homes reporting dizziness and headaches, according to a survey released on Sunday.
The study, conducted by CarbonCare InnoLab and the Concerning Subdivided Units Alliance, surveyed 86 households across nine districts from June 22 to July 12, with 78 living in subdivided flats or rooftop huts, among other
