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Society & Rights April 10, 2026 519 stories in this edition

Bubble tea and YouTube topics please Hong Kong DSE exam takers, as poems add twist

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Doris Wai
Bubble tea and YouTube topics please Hong Kong DSE exam takers, as poems add twist

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Hong Kong students taking the English paper in university entrance exams on Friday were pleasantly surprised by relatable topics such as bubble tea and starting a YouTube channel. But many candidates sitting the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam were caught off guard by the inclusion of two poems in the reading section for the first time. About 53,000 students sat the reading and writing papers, while the lis...

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Hong Kong students taking the English paper in university entrance exams on Friday were pleasantly surprised by relatable topics such as bubble tea and starting a YouTube channel. But many candidates sitting the Diploma...

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