of applicants in EAS. Students who met the EAS requirements do not need to apply for this scheme to enter the aforementioned universities (though most of them will), but they need to take part in the HKALE and participate in the mainstream scheme if they did not participate and want to pursue their studies in Hong Kong. There are also rare cases where students who were eligible for the EAS are given independent offers by universities outside EAS. List of subjects Subjects in bold are the major examination subjects (which over 20% of students sit); most secondary schools will provide these curricula for students. Accommodation and Catering Services 2 Additional Mathematics Biology Buddhist Studies 1 Chemistry Chinese History Chinese Language Chinese Literature Commerce Computer and Information Technology Design and Technology 5 Design and Technology (Alternative Syllabus) 5 Economic and Public Affairs 3 Economics 3 Electronics and Electricity English Language Fashion and Clothing 4 French Geography Government and Public Affairs Graphical Communication History Home Economics (Dress and Design) 4 Home Economics (Food, Home and Family) 2 Integrated Humanities Literature in English Mathematics Music Physical Education Physics Principles of Accounts Putonghua Religious Studies 1 Science and Technology Social Studies Technological Studies 5 Travel and Tourism Visual Art Word Processing and Business Communication (English) Buddhist Studies may not be taken with Religious studies; Religious Studies are available in Protestant and Catholic versions on the same paper, which varies in the citations of the Bible. Chapters that only appear in the Catholic version are not in the Syllabus. Both subjects are open-booked. Accommodation and Catering Services may not be taken with Home Economics (Food, Home and Family) Economics may not be taken with Economic and Public Affairs Home Economics (Dress and Design) may not be taken with Fashion and Clothing Design and Technology may not be taken with Design and Technology (Alternative Syllabus) or Technological Studies Cancelled/Renamed subjects The year in parenthesis is the last year of examination. Woodwork (1992) German (2001) Typewriting (2002) Metalwork (2004) Art (2005) (restructured as Visual Arts) Computer Studies (2005), Information Technology (2005) (merged into Computer and Information Technology) Textiles (2007) Technical Drawing (2007) Ceramics (2007) Human Biology (2007) (Was an alternate syllabus for Biology) Engineering Science (2007) (Was an alternate syllabus for Physics) Planned developments The Authority was gradually implementing school-based assessment to all subjects, to reduce stress on students due to studying for exams. Starting from 2006,