Eddin Khoo, who chaired the task force that studied the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), said he recommended a way forward in his report.

Instead of “recognising” the examination, he said those who passed the UEC could be given certain allowances so that they may gain entry into local public universities and the civil service.

“I can’t speak for everybody on the committee, but I can speak for myself. My recommendation was (for public universities) to...