Police Officer Who Lent a Watch and Citizen Who Returned an Exam Admission Ticket: "All United with One Heart and One Mind"

Received the clock 1 minute before check-in
Also received the exam admission ticket dropped inside the car

On the morning of the 17th, the day of the 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), Officer A from Jaesong Police Substation lent his wristwatch to a test taker who had left theirs behind at Buheung High School in Haeundae-gu, Busan, where the exam site was set up. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Bang Je-il] On the 17th, the day of the 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test, some examinees safely entered the test sites with the help of police officers and citizens.

According to 'Yonhap News,' around 8:09 a.m., about one minute before the deadline for examinee entry, a parent rushed to the main gate of Buhung High School in Haeundae-gu, where the Busan Office of Education District 23, Test Site 1, was set up. The parent urgently asked those nearby if anyone had an analog watch, saying they had received a message that their son "did not bring a watch." Fortunately, Officer A from the Jaesong Police Substation of Haeundae Police Station, who was nearby, took off his wristwatch and handed it to the examinee who came out to the main gate.

Officer A said he only did what could help the examinee a little and hoped that the examinee who forgot the watch would not be nervous and would do well on the CSAT.

There were also examinees who safely arrived at the test site with the help of citizens and police. Around 7:30 a.m., a citizen witnessed an examinee dropping a wallet containing the admission ticket while taking a taxi and quickly reported it to the police.

The police contacted the taxi driver, caught up with the taxi at Baekyang Tunnel in Sasang-gu, Busan, and returned the wallet. Due to the delay, the police helped the examinee by placing them in a patrol car and safely transporting them to the test site.

In Ulsan as well, the police helped an examinee who had dropped their admission ticket inside a car to take the exam on time. According to the Ulsan Police Agency, around 8 a.m. that day, a parent who had dropped off their examinee child at the test site at Guyeong Intersection in Ulju-gun hurriedly ran to a patrol car. They said that upon arriving near home, they realized the admission ticket had been left inside the car.

With little time left before the test site entry deadline, the police put the mother in the patrol car, turned on the siren, and moved to Mugeo High School in Nam-gu, about 5 km away, in about 5 minutes. Fortunately, the examinee was able to enter safely with the admission ticket.

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