A testing time for all concerned
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June 7, 2010, Monday
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In light of recent deadly school attacks, China has tightened security for the college entrance examinations which begin today and run until Wednesday.
"All relevant departments and local governments are fully prepared to respond to emergencies during the exams," Liu Junyi, vice-director of the exam center under the Ministry of Education, said yesterday.
And the request has gone out for a bit of silence.
No annoying drills. Stop that crane. Take a bus instead of driving to work unless you are taking a student to exams. Postings like these are common on the Internet and on community notice boards.
In Beijing, police, security guards and volunteers will team up to guard exam venues.
In the provinces of Henan and Anhui, emergency responses are ready in case of disorder due to bad weather, exam cheating, food poisoning, or traffic accidents.
Boarding-school teachers in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region must walk students from schools to exam venues.
"The college entrance exams are a matter of great importance that demands joint efforts," Liu said.
In Chongqing, public security departments have inspected students' living areas and exam venues.
Net monitored
In Hubei Province, relevant departments have completed a rehearsal using exam paper B in case students are found cheating using the A paper.
In Jilin Province, 4,000-plus cheating devices have been seized. Police are monitoring the Internet, looking for sales of cheating devices and exam-related scams.
A total of 9.57 million people have registered to sit for the exams this year 650,000 less than last year, the second straight year of decrease. And more than 68 percent of these will go to college.
In Shanghai, Fudan University promised to offer 50,000 yuan (US$7,321) to applicants who come top 5 in their provinces.
Top universities are jostling with each other to lure the nation's best brains as competition between all higher learning institutions has intensified due to a decreasing candidate number.
Students and parents alike are under intense pressure.
The People's Court of Haidian District in Beijing said it would not approve the divorces of parents whose offspring were taking exams.
Parents would have to wait until the exams ended to get a divorce, it said.
And Beijing has eased strict traffic limits that have been in place since the 2008 Olympic Games - exclusively for examinees' families.
"Motorists will not even be fined while driving on the day their number plates are banned if they are taking students to the exams," the city's road traffic management bureau said.
"All relevant departments and local governments are fully prepared to respond to emergencies during the exams," Liu Junyi, vice-director of the exam center under the Ministry of Education, said yesterday.
And the request has gone out for a bit of silence.
No annoying drills. Stop that crane. Take a bus instead of driving to work unless you are taking a student to exams. Postings like these are common on the Internet and on community notice boards.
In Beijing, police, security guards and volunteers will team up to guard exam venues.
In the provinces of Henan and Anhui, emergency responses are ready in case of disorder due to bad weather, exam cheating, food poisoning, or traffic accidents.
Boarding-school teachers in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region must walk students from schools to exam venues.
"The college entrance exams are a matter of great importance that demands joint efforts," Liu said.
In Chongqing, public security departments have inspected students' living areas and exam venues.
Net monitored
In Hubei Province, relevant departments have completed a rehearsal using exam paper B in case students are found cheating using the A paper.
In Jilin Province, 4,000-plus cheating devices have been seized. Police are monitoring the Internet, looking for sales of cheating devices and exam-related scams.
A total of 9.57 million people have registered to sit for the exams this year 650,000 less than last year, the second straight year of decrease. And more than 68 percent of these will go to college.
In Shanghai, Fudan University promised to offer 50,000 yuan (US$7,321) to applicants who come top 5 in their provinces.
Top universities are jostling with each other to lure the nation's best brains as competition between all higher learning institutions has intensified due to a decreasing candidate number.
Students and parents alike are under intense pressure.
The People's Court of Haidian District in Beijing said it would not approve the divorces of parents whose offspring were taking exams.
Parents would have to wait until the exams ended to get a divorce, it said.
And Beijing has eased strict traffic limits that have been in place since the 2008 Olympic Games - exclusively for examinees' families.
"Motorists will not even be fined while driving on the day their number plates are banned if they are taking students to the exams," the city's road traffic management bureau said.
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