At that time Huang Ching-jung was only 18 years old, still studying at the Yinghua High School on Gulang. Thinking only of giving it a try, he registered for the exam, and did not imagine that he would garner the second spot out of over 300 people who took the exam, becoming one of 16 lucky youths accepted for the job.
當時黃清榮只有十八歲，尚在鼓浪嶼英華中學就讀，他抱著姑且一試的心情前去報考，沒想到在三百餘位報考者中，他以第二名的成績，成為獲得錄取的十六位幸運兒之一。