The Examinations Department warned that any person sitting the GCE A/L examination if found using electronic devices at the examination centres or during the examination would be barred from sitting examinations for five years.

Meanwhile, it said the Grade Five scholarship examination is also scheduled to be held on August 20 and all tuition classes, seminars and workshops in connection with it would be banned from midnight August 16.

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