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Former PolyU student arrested for submitting fake academic documents

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A former student of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been arrested for allegedly submitting forged academic documents. The 22-year-old, who was previously dismissed from an electrical engineering program due to poor performance, reportedly presented a fake certificate and two fake transcripts at the university's Academic Secretariat Service Centre. The documents were dated in the future and lacked the university's official watermark, leading to their identification as fraudulent. AI

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Former PolyU student arrested for submitting fake academic documents

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    Former PolyU student arrested for allegedly submitting fake academic documents

    A former Hong Kong Polytechnic University student has been arrested for allegedly using forged academic documents at his alma mater, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said a university staff member filed a police report on Wednesday afternoon, alleging that the 2…

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