Zhengzhou candidates report poor quality of unified pen matching in the examination room. Tracking: The manufacturer claims to be verifying and inspecting the quality | examination room | college entrance examination | personnel | issues | procurement | candidates | stationery
Yesterday, on the first day of the 2023 college entrance examination, a candidate from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, reported that the quality of the neutral pen refills provided by the examination room was poor, resulting in too much ink or broken ink, causing the writing paper to be untidy and even unable to write. A netizen who claimed to be a candidate said that due to a problem with the pen refill, he changed four pens in a row, which made him very nervous.
"There are plenty of spare pens in the exam room," a staff member of the General Recruitment Office of Henan Provincial Education Examination Institute told Pengpai News on the afternoon of June 8th. "Each candidate has four pens available for use in the exam room. If any problems are found with the pens, they can promptly report to the teacher for replacement.".
Can candidates prepare their own neutral pens? The above-mentioned staff stated that according to regulations, students can only use uniformly purchased pens and cannot bring their own pens.
A staff member of the Zhengzhou Admissions and Examination Office previously stated in an interview with Pengpai News that after receiving a call from a candidate, they immediately reported the relevant issues to their leaders. The leaders urgently analyzed and decided to transfer a large number of pens from Xinhua Bookstore to various examination points. Last night, I adjusted 2400 pens for each exam site overnight. If a student raises an issue with their stationery, the invigilator will replace it as soon as possible. The staff member stated that most students use normal pens, while cities such as Nanyang and Kaifeng use the same batch of "hobby" pens without any problems. The examination center has been notified to seal the problematic pens and they will be evaluated later.
Pengpai News found that the supplier of the college entrance examination stationery purchased by Zhengzhou this time is Henan Xinhua Bookstore Cultural Development Co., Ltd., and the stationery brand is "Hobby" Hobbies is a stationery brand of Wenzhou Hobbies Pen Industry Co., Ltd., founded in 1995 and has been awarded multiple honorary titles such as "Leading Enterprise in China's Pen Industry" and "Top 10 Enterprises in China's Light Industry Pen Industry".
On June 8th, a staff member of Wenzhou Hobby Pen Industry Co., Ltd. stated that it is currently unclear whether the pens used by candidates in Zhengzhou, Henan were purchased from their company. They need to consult relevant departments and local distributors in Zhengzhou specifically. At present, the company has received many reports about pen quality issues, and the leadership is currently handling them. "The exam sets are all from the same batch and are available throughout the country," the staff said. After verification and inspection, there will be an official announcement.
On May 23rd, a letter from the Henan Provincial Education Examination Institute to the 2023 college entrance examination candidates mentioned that the province has launched a special campaign against mobile phone cheating, equipped with intelligent security gates. Mobile phones cannot be brought in, hidden, or used, and "intelligent security checks" will be implemented, with "silent entry" and unified stationery provided.
On May 29th, Henan Provincial Procurement Network released the "Zhengzhou Enrollment and Examination Center Procurement Project for 2023 College Entrance Examination Stationery and Teacher Qualification Examination Stationery in the Second Half of 2023". The disclosed "Contract for Procurement of 2023 College Entrance Examination Stationery Project" showed that Zhengzhou Enrollment and Examination Center purchased 2023 college entrance examination stationery through open bidding, with Henan Xinhua Bookstore Cultural Development Co., Ltd. as the winning bidder. The contract amount was 1179072 yuan, and a total of 142400 sets of stationery were purchased, with a unit price of 8.28 yuan. Each specific product list includes 10 types of stationery, including card pencil, lead, neutral pen, pen refill, triangle board, compass, etc., all of which are branded as "Hobbies".
The Contract for Purchasing 2023 College Entrance Examination Stationery Project mentions that the quality and technical standards of the stationery products provided by the supplier must be executed in accordance with industry standards. 32 sets per examination room are packaged as an independent examination room; The first method of acceptance by the purchaser is pre distribution random inspection, and the Zhengzhou Recruitment Center will conduct pre distribution random inspection on stationery; The second is to conduct on-site inspection and handover procedures when receiving goods at the examination site.