Give Hong Kong exams body room to sort out controversial Sino-Japanese history question using existing mechanisms, says former chief

A former chief of a Hong Kong exams authority reeling from the uproar sparked by a controversial history paper question on Sino-Japanese relations has called for the body to be given room to sort out the issue using its existing mechanisms, following a warning from the city’s leader that she could step in.Tong Chong-sze, secretary general of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) between 2011 and 2017, also told the Post in an interview on Wednesday that strong public…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3085350/give-hong-kong-exams-body-room-sort-out-controversial-sino