{
  "id": 1244131,
  "title": "Exam body defends denying unwell DSE candidate access to lift before assessment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/exam-body-defends-denying-unwell-dse-candidate-access-to-lift-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T09:42:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3364185/exam-body-defends-denying-unwell-dse-candidate-access-lift-assessment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong’s examination authority has defended an invigilator who refused to let a candidate with anxiety use a school lift after he started feeling unwell before his second assessment, arguing the man had not requested the facility in advance. Speaking to the South China Morning Post, private candidate Ray Lau* alleged that the incident occurred on April 13 at Caritas St Joseph Secondary School…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Exam body defends denying unwell DSE candidate access to lift before assessment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/exam-body-defends-denying-unwell-dse-candidate-access-to-lift-before-1244874",
        "published": "2026-08-16T09:42:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}