Foreigners Tackle HSK Chinese Language Test

2002/01/01

The HSK Chinese-language test (widely known as the "Chinese TOFEL" was last month held at 22 examination centers in 16 Chinese cities. In Beijing alone, more than 3,100 foreigners took the test at Beijing Language and Culture University.

HSK is the prime test of foreigners� competence in Chinese, a major key to their working or studying in the country. Now that growing numbers of foreigners are coming to China, HSK is set to become compulsory in universities and some companies.

At present there is a total of 24 examination centers in 24 counties. Over the years, about 80,000 foreigners -90 percent of them students-have taken the test.



	Article featured in Beijing This Month, January 2002 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism