A girl walks toward the examination venue in Futian Middle School in Futian District while a police officer directs a vehicle to leave Thursday, the first day of the National College Entrance Examinations, or gaokao. Around 47,600 students in Shenzhen are gaokao takers this year. Traffic police initiated the highest response level to ensure students arrive at the examination venues on time.   (Story on P3 and more photos on P9) Sun Yuchen