Hong Kong institution uncovers 3 cases of fraudulent mainland applications

Tung Wah College says some applicants even asked others to take entrance exams, interviews on their behalf

SCMP - A private higher education institution in Hong Kong has said it discovered three cases of admissions fraud from mainland Chinese applicants last year, with some of the candidates asking others to attend entrance interviews or take international English tests on their behalf.

Tung Wah College, which is seeking to apply for university status in the next school year, revealed the cases on Monday as it reported a fivefold year-on-year increase in its intake of mainland students and an 11 per cent rise in the salaries of its graduates in 2024.

The college rejected the three fraudulent applications from mainland students, the first such cases it had encountered, president Sally Chan Wai-chi said.

“We found out one individual tampered with gaokao results as it did not match the certificates sent by mainland authorities,” she said, referring to the mainland’s national college entrance examination.

“Another involved a person attending an entrance interview who was not the actual applicant.”

She said the fake interviewee was caught red-handed during the interview when the interviewers checked the identification document the applicant sent.