The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), previously known as the Hong Kong Examinations Authority (HKEA) before 2002, is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Government responsible for the administration of public examinations and related assessments. The authority is Hong Kong's only public examination board.
The Authority was established on 5 May 1977. The Authority commenced to be the provider of Hong Kong Higher Level Examination and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) in 1979 and 1980 respectively. It was put in charge of the HKCEE the following year, becoming the only administrator of public examinations in Hong Kong.
The Authority Council
The Authority Council comprises 17 members selected from the school sector, tertiary institutions, government bodies and persons experienced in commerce, industry or a profession in Hong Kong. Aside from the ex officio affiliates, all members are allotted by the chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR Government. The governing council is accountable for devising examination policies and scrutinising the operation of the Authority.[5]
Employment
The Authority employs a permanent Secretariat of in the region of 340 staff members to overhaul its boards and committees and to formulate all the essential engagements for the running of the examinations for which the Authority is in charge. The Secretariat is the decision-making division of the Authority.
Administration structure
The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority is backed up by a number of committees in its management of the examinations in Hong Kong, as follows:
The Authority Council
Finance and General
Purposes Committee Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers Main Committee
Basic Competency Assessments Main Committee
School Examinations Board Research Committee
Grading Committee
Subject Committees
Committee on Processing of Applications from Candidates with Disabilities
Examination services
The International and Professional Examinations Division of HKEAA (IPED) accepts and administers entries from private candidates for over 200 examinations. For example, the HKEAA administers IGCSE examinations from University of Cambridge International Examinations and Edexcel boards. The HKEAA imports some languages examinations from Cambridge into the HKCEE and will continue to do so after the introduction of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE).
On 14 May 2020, candidates were asked whether they agreed with the statement 'Japan did more good than harm to China in the period of 1900-45.' in the history exam of HKDSE. Education Bureau later requested HKEAA to scrap the question, claiming it 'leading and biased.' State media such as Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po and Global Times slammed the staffers of HKEAA unfit for setting examination questions.[6] The incident led to candidates to avoid elective questions on China in the 2021 examination.[7]
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References
^"Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority - Secretariat".
^. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^"Hong Kong gov't asks exam body to scrap 'biased' China history question as state media lambasts 'traitors'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^"Students fear repeat of history over exam questions - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
Further reading
Lo, Margaret Wai Ki (羅慧基). "The Changing Role of an Examination Board – A Case Study of Hong Kong" (PhD thesis) University of Nottingham. July 2013.
External links
May 08, 2023
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The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority HKEAA previously known as the Hong Kong Examinations Authority HKEA before 2002 is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Government responsible for the administration of public examinations and related assessments The authority is Hong Kong s only public examination board Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority香港考試及評核局Agency overviewFormed5 May 1977 45 years ago 1977 05 05 JurisdictionHong Kong GovernmentHeadquarters12 14 F Southorn Centre 130 Hennessy Road Wan ChaiAgency executivesSamuel Yung ChairmanProf Wei Xiangdong 1 Secretary GeneralWebsitehkeaa edu hkHong Kong Examinations and Assessment AuthorityTraditional Chinese香港考試及評核局Simplified Chinese香港考试及评核局TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXianggǎng Kǎoshi ji Pinghe JuYue CantoneseYale RomanizationHeung gong haau sih kahp pihng haht guhkJyutpingHoeng1 gong2 haau2 si5 kap6 ping4 hat6 guk6Hong Kong Examinations AuthorityTraditional Chinese香港考試局Simplified Chinese香港考試局TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXianggǎng Kǎoshi JuYue CantoneseYale RomanizationHeung gong haau sih guhkJyutpingHoeng1 gong2 haau2 si5 guk6Currently HKEAA administers the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination HKDSE since 2012 2 in the past it was responsible for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination HKCEE discontinued since 2012 3 and the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination HKALE discontinued since 2014 4 Contents 1 History 2 The Authority Council 3 Employment 4 Administration structure 5 Examination services 6 Controversies 6 1 Controversy of the history paper of 2020 HKDSE 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory EditThe Authority was established on 5 May 1977 The Authority commenced to be the provider of Hong Kong Higher Level Examination and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination HKALE in 1979 and 1980 respectively It was put in charge of the HKCEE the following year becoming the only administrator of public examinations in Hong Kong The Authority Council EditThe Authority Council comprises 17 members selected from the school sector tertiary institutions government bodies and persons experienced in commerce industry or a profession in Hong Kong Aside from the ex officio affiliates all members are allotted by the chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR Government The governing council is accountable for devising examination policies and scrutinising the operation of the Authority 5 Employment EditThe Authority employs a permanent Secretariat of in the region of 340 staff members to overhaul its boards and committees and to formulate all the essential engagements for the running of the examinations for which the Authority is in charge The Secretariat is the decision making division of the Authority Administration structure EditThe Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority is backed up by a number of committees in its management of the examinations in Hong Kong as follows The Authority Council Finance and General Purposes Committee Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers Main Committee Basic Competency Assessments Main Committee School Examinations Board Research Committee Grading Committee Subject Committees Committee on Processing of Applications from Candidates with DisabilitiesExamination services EditThe International and Professional Examinations Division of HKEAA IPED accepts and administers entries from private candidates for over 200 examinations For example the HKEAA administers IGCSE examinations from University of Cambridge International Examinations and Edexcel boards The HKEAA imports some languages examinations from Cambridge into the HKCEE and will continue to do so after the introduction of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education HKDSE Controversies EditMain article Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination Recent year controversies There are numerous controversies particularly after 2004 raised regarding the questions on Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination Controversy of the history paper of 2020 HKDSE EditOn 14 May 2020 candidates were asked whether they agreed with the statement Japan did more good than harm to China in the period of 1900 45 in the history exam of HKDSE Education Bureau later requested HKEAA to scrap the question claiming it leading and biased State media such as Ta Kung Pao Wen Wei Po and Global Times slammed the staffers of HKEAA unfit for setting examination questions 6 The incident led to candidates to avoid elective questions on China in the 2021 examination 7 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority HKEAA References Edit Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Secretariat 2013 HKDSE Examination Results Release Archived from the original on 16 October 2010 Retrieved 8 August 2013 About HKCEE Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 About HKALE Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 The Council Archived from the original on 11 August 2013 Retrieved 8 August 2013 Hong Kong gov t asks exam body to scrap biased China history question as state media lambasts traitors Hong Kong Free Press HKFP 16 May 2020 Retrieved 6 February 2022 Students fear repeat of history over exam questions RTHK news rthk hk Retrieved 6 February 2022 Further reading EditLo Margaret Wai Ki 羅慧基 The Changing Role of an Examination Board A Case Study of Hong Kong PhD thesis University of Nottingham July 2013 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority amp oldid 1122001447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
