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Ex-HKUST professor guilty of taking HK$40,000 to secure student’s admission

South China Morning Post · · 227 words · By Brian Wong
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“A Hong Kong court has remanded a former university professor in custody pending sentencing for accepting a HK$40,000 (US$5,109) bribe”
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Three independent web search results (news reports and an official ICAC press release) confirm that a former HKUST professor was remanded in custody for accepting a HK$40,000 bribe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is an international airport located on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. It is sometimes referred to Chek Lap Kok airport to dist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hong_Kong
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“Liu Hongbin, 63, abused his authority as chair professor of the ocean science department at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)”
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While the general event of a professor being charged is corroborated, the specific details regarding Liu Hongbin's age (63) and his specific role as chair professor of the ocean science department are not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; other search results for 'Liu' are unrelated individuals.
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“Liu Hongbin... help a mainland Chinese student majoring in automotive service engineering secure admission into the master’s degree programme in environmental health and safety between March and May 2025”
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The specific details about the student's major (automotive service engineering) and the target program (environmental health and safety) are mentioned in the context of the bribery case, but the provided evidence does not show multiple independent sources confirming these specific biographical details of the student.
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“As the programme director at the time, Liu was responsible for reviewing applications and interviewing candidates to determine their eligibility for the 2025-26 academic year.”
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The HKUST faculty profile explicitly lists LIU Hongbin as the 'Program Director of MSc in Environmental Health and Safety', which confirms his role and responsibility for the program.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ma Hongbin (Chinese: 马鸿宾, Xiao'erjing: مَا خٌ‌بٍ, September 14, 1884 – October 21, 1960) was a prominent Chinese Muslim warlord active mainly during the Republican era, and was part of the Ma clique. …
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“He was asked by a friend, insurance agent Priscilla Lam Pui-ling, to help Lin Zhengxi, a final-year student pursuing a bachelor’s degree at a Shenzhen university.”
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The names Priscilla Lam Pui-ling and Lin Zhengxi appear in the context of the news reports, but there is no independent corroboration from a second source for these specific names and their relationships.
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“Lam, 60, reportedly informed Liu that “people connected to Lin” could pay “a few tens of thousands of dollars” in return.”
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The specific quote and the age of Priscilla Lam are only present in the primary reporting of the case; no other independent sources corroborate this specific dialogue.
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“Liu instructed fellow lecturer Leung Shui-yee to shortlist Lin for an interview”
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The claim mentions Leung Shui-yee. Web search results confirm a 'Shui Yee Leung' is an Associate Program Director at HKUST, which aligns with the claim that she was a colleague/lecturer capable of shortlisting candidates.
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web search NEUTRAL — View Shui Yee Leung’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Shui Yee has 3 jobs listed on their profile.
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“the student’s irrelevant academic background and failure to meet the programme’s GPA, or grade point average, requirement”
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The detail regarding the student's irrelevant background and GPA failure is part of the case narrative in the news reports, but is not independently verified by external academic records or multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Does my GPA not reaching the 3.0 minimum requirement that is usually stated in applications hurt me? My in-major GPA is a 3.1, but my Cumulative GPA is about a 2.8.
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web search NEUTRAL — The GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how high you scored in your courses on average. Using a scale from 1.0 to 4.0, your GPA tracks your progress during your studies.
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