Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination
In the late 1980s, the Hong Kong Government wanted to create a better university system in Hong Kong. The tenor of studying a degree course in the Chinese University of Hong Kong was then gradually switched from four years to three years. Later on, the Government launched the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS). The University Admissions mechanism only acknowledged the achievements of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination. Therefore, the Hong Kong Higher Level Examination was discontinued and the last session of the examination was held in 1992.