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May 23, 2024 06:57 PM
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University of Hong Kong Probes Suspected Fraudulent Student Applications

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The University of Hong Kong. Photo: VCG
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The University of Hong Kong’s Business School is investigating students believed to have submitted fraudulent admission materials such as fake degrees, with a person familiar with the case stating it involves some 200 students.

The school also found some agencies were involved in the fabrication process, suspected of forging documents for their clients to whom they claim to provide “guaranteed admission,” the school said in a statement published Wednesday.

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  • The University of Hong Kong's Business School is investigating around 200 students for submitting fraudulent admission materials, including fake degrees.
  • Involved agencies purportedly offer "guaranteed admission" by forging documents, charging up to HK$1 million ($128,000) per case.
  • Confirmed cases could result in admission offers being rescinded and legal consequences for complicit agencies, with affected students required to resubmit official transcripts and degree certificates.
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