The Hong Kong Higher Level Examination (HKHLE; Chinese: 香港高等程度會考) was a public examination taken by students in Hong Kong at the end of Form 6 (Lower Sixth), in preparation for entry to The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), which then offered four-year courses.
[citation needed] Since the Hong Kong Examinations Authority also organised the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) at the time, this meant that two different secondary school leaving qualifications were offered simultaneously.
A report published by the Education Commission in 1986 also proposed to repeal the HKHLE.
The duration of degree courses offered by CUHK was then gradually shortened from four to three years.
In 1992, the government launched the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS), which only accepted the HKALE.