Guidance Notes for Candidates of Government Standard Examination
Important Points | ||
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1. | Starting and Finishing Time of Examination: as advised in the Letter of Invitation to individual candidates (the Letter). | |
2. | The examination will only be held on the scheduled date and no alternative arrangements will be made. You should take the examination at the time and place specified in the letter. | |
3. | Format and sample questions of the examination are available on this homepage. | |
4. | You should check your body temperature before leaving for the examination centre. If you have a fever or influenza symptoms, such as sneezing and coughing, you are strongly advised NOT to attend the examination. You are allowed to bring masks and put one on at the examination centre but will be required to remove your mask by the invigilators for verification of your identity. | |
Before the Examination | ||
5. | You should arrive at the examination venue punctually according to the time stated in the letter. | |
6. | If you are late for half an hour or more for any paper, you will not be allowed to take the paper. | |
7. | You MUST bring to the examination centre : | |
(a) | your Hong Kong Identity Card AND the letter for identity verification. | |
Candidates who fail to produce such proof of identity may not be allowed to take the examination; | ||
(b) | your own stationery, i.e. pens and rubber / correction fluid / correction tapes. Stationery will not be supplied at the centres. | |
8. | You are also advised to bring a watch and an overcoat to the examination centre. | |
During the Examination | ||
9. | Only necessary and permitted stationery can be put on the desk. All other personal belongings, such as books, dictionaries, notes, papers, notebooks, mobile phones, bluetooth headsets, pagers, must be put under your chair. You are advised to bring with you a small bag to store your personal belongings. You must NOT put any unauthorised articles on/in your desk, on your body or in your pockets during the examination. Otherwise, you may be disqualified. The Civil Service Examinations Unit assumes no responsibility for the loss of or damage to your personal belongings. | |
10. | Mobile phones / bluetooth headsets / pagers / articles that can emit sound must be switched off throughout the examination. Otherwise, you may be disqualified. | |
11. | You must NOT turn over the pages of the question book and must not start working until you are instructed to do so. | |
12. | You must NOT copy anything from the question book onto the Letter and / or any of your personal belongings. Otherwise, you may be disqualified. | |
13. | You must NOT leave your answer book in such a position that other candidates can read it. | |
14. | If you need to go to the toilet during the examination, you should request an invigilator to accompany you and you must NOT carry any pager, mobile phone, bluetooth headset, question book, answer book or paper to the toilet. | |
15. | You should write the answers on the answer book. Answers written in the question book will NOT be marked. | |
16. | When the announcement : "Time is up. Put down your pens." is made, you must follow the instruction and stop writing immediately. If at that time you discover you have not filled in your seat number, wait until the invigilator is beside you and ask for permission to fill it in. | |
17. | You should listen very carefully and follow the instructions given by the Presiding Invigilator. Candidates who violate the instructions given by the Presiding Invigilator or the rules set out in these Guidance Notes, or act dishonestly in any way during the examination, are LIABLE TO BEING DISQUALIFIED. | |
After the Examination | ||
18. | At the end of each examination session, you must remain in your seat until you are told to leave by the Presiding Invigilator. | |
19. | You must NOT take any question paper, answer book or writing paper, whether used or unused, out of the examination centre. | |
Typhoon/Rainstorm Signal | ||
20. | As a general rule, the examination will be held as scheduled when typhoon signal No. 3 or lower, and / or rainstorm signal "Amber" or "Red" is issued. It will be postponed when typhoon signal No. 8 or above, and / or rainstorm signal "Black" is issued. | |
21. | In the event of bad weather on the examination day, you should visit this page before you leave for the examination centre. | |
Others | ||
22. | The invitation to the examination does not imply that your qualifications have met the entry requirements of the post you have applied for. | |
23. | Parking facilities will not be provided for candidates at the examination venue. | |
24. | Smoking in the examination centre and within the school premises / compound is prohibited. | |
25. | Before you enter the examination centre or during the breaks, you should avoid gathering in crowds, and keep the examination venue clean, particularly when using the toilets. You should not, without permission, enter the offices, classrooms or any area in the examination venue not open to candidates. |