Han Ximin

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STUDENTS taking the gaokao, also known as the National College Entrance Examinations (NCEE), can call the police hotline at 8333-3333 if emergencies arise during the examination period from Friday to Sunday, police announced in a news release yesterday.

They can also ask for help from vehicles marked as Shenzhen Police NCEE Vehicles stationed at examination venues or patrolling the roads. Cab drivers with Pengcheng Electric Taxi Co. Ltd. will also join police in offering emergency services for NCEE takers at 10 examination venues in Nanshan and Futian districts during the hour before the examinations start.

During the examination period, NCEE takers can take a cab free of charge by calling 96880, the hotline of the city’s taxi association. The association has organized 5,000 cabs from 43 taxi companies to provide the service.

If a vehicle carrying students to the exams gets involved in a minor accident without injuries, police will try to release the vehicle from the scene of the accident quickly, after a simple investigation.

For an accident that causes serious damage or injuries, police will arrange for motorcycles to carry the students to the exam sites while the accident investigation progresses.

Vehicles carrying examination takers can use bus lanes if traffic is congested in the other lanes. Drivers need to register using the students’ test certificate numbers by calling 8333-3333 within 24 hours of using bus lanes.

Dump trucks will be banned from using roads, and construction sites within 500 meters of the test venues will halt construction.

Nonlocally registered vehicles that will carry examination takers need to apply for a two-day temporary permit to run on roads that restrict nonlocal vehicles on workdays.

All police officers with the traffic police motorcycle squad will be on patrol, and all traffic police officers will be on duty from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. during the two-day exam period to ensure smooth traffic.

More than 51,000 students will sit for the examinations this year at 40 examination venues across the city, which is some 3,000 more than last year.

Shenzhen police will set up service stations at all exam venues, providing raincoats, umbrellas, medicine and drinking water. A police car and motorcycle will be on duty at each site in case of emergencies.

During the gaokao period, the weather will be hot with temperatures ranging from 27 to 32 degrees Celsius.

Shenzhen Metro Group will open some green lanes at Metro stations to allow exam takers to quickly pass through. Free stationery, such as pens, pencils and erasers, will also be made available at Metro stations near exam venues.