The recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) as a certified examination, allowing Independent Chinese school students admittance into public tertiary institutions, is secondary to Malaysia’s economic recovery, said the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).

The recognition of the UEC was mentioned in the BN and Pakatan Harapan election manifestoes in the 14th general election (GE14) and again in the latter’s manifesto in GE15.

However, KLSCAH president Ngan Teng Ye believes that...