Last year the number signing up for the higher and standard level exams was up 29,000, or 60 % over the previous year. The number for the base level special exam doubled.
去年高、普考的報考總人數打破了幾年來萎縮的局面，而暴增了二萬九千人，比前年增加六成以上，參加基層特考的人數更多達一萬兩千人，為前年的兩倍左右。