Over 170 students in Futian District sat for the senior high school entrance examination, or zhongkao, at quarantine hotels or other quarantine backup exam venues yesterday, the exam’s first day, amid the city’s restrictions to quell the latest pandemic flare-up.
After only a few moments’ conversation with him, one can easily tell that Cheng Cheuk-pan, from Hong Kong, has assimilated himself very well into mainland society, not only from his fluent Putonghua (standard Mandarin), but also from his understanding of mainland culture.
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