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DSE exam success: Hong Kong’s top scorers share their revision secrets

2 months ago02 mins

Setting a timer to take a short break after every 25 minutes of study, compiling a “mistakes booklet” to learn from past errors and using artificial intelligence to boost English skills are among the strategies used by top scorers in this year’s university entrance exam in Hong Kong. However, some of the 24 high achievers…

(From left) Ian Choi, Chong Yi-lam, Wong Yik-ka, Luann Ma and Chan Hoi-yin pose at St Paul’s Co-educational College. Photo: Karma Lo

Nearly blind student among Hong Kong’s top DSE scorers who plan careers giving back

2 months ago02 mins

Several top scorers in Hong Kong’s university entrance examinations overcame personal adversity to achieve their exceptional grades, with an almost entirely blind student vowing to become a legal advocate for the vulnerable and four others driven to study medicine by the trauma of childhood illnesses and witnessing friends suffer. Sixth Form students across the city…