Commentary
People thought that the first Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) exam subject drawing public attention should be Liberal Studies, as it would mark the end of Liberal Studies education in Hong Kong.
No one had expected that on the very first day of the exam period, English Language would cause a big fuss, with candidates flooding to the archived Instagram of Michelle Obama, using racist language to complain about the exam question that included an extract from her memoirs and was regarded as too difficult by the candidates.
After I wrote about the Liberal Studies exam, I thought I would be sitting around to wait for the History exam that would take place on the last day of the exam period, for anomalies that were quite certain to happen. However, the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) never disappoints. Before History, another subject caused public attention….