Hong Kong exam authority scraps controversial history question

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong's exam authority on Saturday (May 23) announced the decision to cancel a history question on the college entrance exam after it was widely condemned for misleading students about the history related to Japan's invasion of China during the first half of the 20th century.

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority said the question will also be removed from its question bank so that it will not be used in other papers in the future.

The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education exam had a question about whether Japan did more good than harm in China between 1900 and 1945, asking examinees to express and support their opinion taking reference to the two listed excerpts and their knowledge. The other excerpt cited parts of a 1912 letter from a then Chinese revolutionary leader to a Japanese politician seeking financial help, as well as a one-year loan contract in 1912 by a Japanese company to China.

 

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