Two women were arrested for allegedly forging documents after 30 master’s students were caught using fake qualifications to enter the University of Hong Kong’s Business School, Hong Kong media reported.
Only fake papers passed off as those awarded by overseas universities, not schools in Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, were discovered. An overseas study consultant identified only by the surname Li told Caixin that such agency agreements obtained by the HKU Business School showed that the “guaranteed admission” service fees could range from 500,000 yuan to HK$1 million
The business school said that disqualifying the students involved in the incident would not discourage agencies, prospective students and their parents from attempting the ruse, reported SCMP.