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HK professor jailed for taking bribe to admit unqualified student

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A former professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been sentenced to 20 weeks in jail for accepting a bribe. Liu Hongbin took HK$40,000 to help an unqualified student gain admission to a master's program. His actions have led to the collapse of his research project and tarnished the university's reputation. AI

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HK professor jailed for taking bribe to admit unqualified student

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Disgraced professor who took HK$40,000 to admit unqualified student sent to jail

    A Hong Kong court on Thursday jailed a former university professor for 20 weeks after he accepted a HK$40,000 (US$5,109) bribe and offered red packets to two colleagues to help an unqualified student gain admission to a postgraduate programme, saying his actions had tarnished the…

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