Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
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| Formed | May 1977 |
| Jurisdiction |  Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | Southorn Centre, 12-14/Floor, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai |
| Agency executives | Mr Irving Koo, Chairman Dr Francis Cheung, Secretary General |
| Parent agency | Government of Hong Kong |
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the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) (previously known as the Hong Kong Examinations Authority (HKEA)), administers the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE).
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[edit] History
The agency was established in 1977. Respectively in 1979 and 1980, the Authority commenced to be the provider of Hong Kong Higher Level Examination and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE). It was put in charge of the HKCEE the following year, becoming the only administrator of public examinations in Hong Kong.
[edit] The Authority Council
The Authority Council comprises (or consists of) 17 members selected from the education sector, tertiary organisations, and administration bodies, likewise persons skilled in industry, commerce or a vocation in Hong Kong. Aside from the ex-officio affiliates, all members are allotted by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR Government. The governing council is accountable for devising examination strategies and scrutinising the operation of the Authority.
[edit] Vision
The Authority's vision is to be a world-renowned examination and assessment services provider.
[edit] Employment and Mission
The Authority employs a permanent Secretariat of in the region of 340 staff members to overhaul its boards and committees and to formulate all the essential engagements for the running of the examinations for which the Authority is in charge. The Secretariat is the decision-making division of the Authority. The HKEAA shall provide suitable, dependable and even-handed examination and assessment services in a specialised, ground-breaking, competent and effectual approach, with outstanding contemplation to didactic and communal needs.
[edit] Administration structure
The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority is ably backed up by a number of committees in its management of the examinations in Hong Kong, as follows:
- The Authority Council
- Finance and General
- Purposes Committee Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers Main Committee
- Basic Competency Assessments Main Committee
- School Examinations Board Research Committee
- Grading Committee
- Subject Committees
- Committee on Processing of Applications from Candidates with Disabilities
- Finance and General
[edit] Examination services
The International and Professional Examinations Division of HKEAA (IPED) accepts and administers entries from private candidates for over 200 examinations. For example, the HKEAA administers IGCSE examinations from University of Cambridge International Examinations and Edexcel boards. The HKEAA imports some languages examinations from Cambridge into the HKCEE and will continue to do so after the introduction of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE).
[edit] Controversies
There are numerous controversies, particularly after 2004, raised regarding the questions on Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination.
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