The Hong Kong Higher Level Examination was a public examination taken by students in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 at the end of Form 6 (Lower Sixth), in preparation for entry to the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...

 (CUHK) which then offered 4 year courses. It was different from the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

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 taken by Form 7 (Upper Sixth) students, and was usually taken by students from Chinese schools. It was abolished in 1993 when the CUHK changed its courses to 3-years, the same as the Hong Kong University, after the introduction of the Joint University Programmes Admissions System

Joint University Programmes Admissions System

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in 1992.