The Education Bureau demands the Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority to seriously follow up on a history question in this year’s Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination and provide a reasonable explanation to the public.

The bureau made the statement in response to a question posed on History Paper 1 of the HKDSE Examination which has aroused grave public concerns today. It noted that one-sided information has been attached to the question.

The question is a leading one, which may lead candidates to reach a biased conclusion, seriously hurting the feelings and dignity of the Chinese people who suffered great pain during the Japanese invasion of China, it said.

The bureau deeply regrets and condemns the design of such a question in a public examination.

It emphasised that the authority is also required to review the question-setting mechanism comprehensively to make prompt improvements with a view to maintaining the fairness, impartiality and credibility of the HKDSE Examination.