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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1974

G.C.E. EXAMS ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM TOMORROW

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ENTRY FORMS FOR THE GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ASSOCIATED EXAMINING BOARD EXAMINATIONS, TO BE HELD IN JUNE NEXT YEAR, WILL DE AVAILABLE AS FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SIT AS PRIVATE CANDIDATES.

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED INTENDING CANDIDATES THAT THEY CAN ENTER FOR CILY ONE OF THESE EXAMINATIONS, AND ANY CANDIDATE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER FOR DOTH IS LIABLE TO DISQUALIFICATION FROM BOTH EXAMINATIONS,

ENTRY FORMS MAY BE ODTAINED FROM CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND SUB-OFFICES. COMPLETED FORMS MUST DE SUBMITTED IN PERSON BEFORE 4 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 13 TOGETHER WITH FEES AND EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATIONS, AT EITHER THE CAUSEWAY BAY SUB-TREASURY OR THE YAU MA TEI SUB-TREASURY. NO LATE. ENTRIES WILL DE ACCEPTED.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE EXAMINATIONS, PRIVATE CANDIDATES SHOULD BE 23 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER ON JANUARY 1, 1975, AND SHOULD HAVE EITHER FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE E OR ABOVE ACCUMULATED IN TWO OR MORE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION OR EQUIVALENT EXAMINATIONS OR FOUR SUBJECTS AT GRADE E OR ABOVE OBTAINED IN THE SAME CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION OR EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION OR AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE (E.G. HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE, CHINESE UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION CERTIFICATE, G.C.E. CERTIFICATE, ETC.)

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IN ADDITION, THE THE INITIAL ENTRY FEE PER CANDIDATE IS $45. FEE FOR EACH SUBJECT OFFERED AT ORDINARY LEVEL IS $30 AND AT ADVANCED LEVEL $55. CANDIDATES OFFERING PRACTICAL TESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $25 FOR EACH TEST.

CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SUBMIT THEIR ENTRIES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO AVOID THE RUSH IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.

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