A Hong Kong court sentences former HKUST professor Liu Hongbin to 20 weeks’ imprisonment for bribery related to a student admissions case. According to reports, Liu accepted HK$40,000 to help secure the admission of a mainland Chinese student to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The court also finds that Liu offered “red packets” to two colleagues in connection with efforts to support the student’s admission to a postgraduate programme. Sources describe Liu as a chair professor at HKUST at the time of the conduct, and as having used his authority in the Department of Ocean Science. The sentencing is delivered by the court on Thursday, with coverage noting that the conduct involved an admission outcome for a student described as unqualified for the programme. The reports characterize the case as one involving misuse of official influence in an admissions process, culminating in a custodial sentence of 20 weeks.
Former HKUST professor Liu Hongbin jailed 20 weeks for bribery in student admission case
A Hong Kong court sentences former HKUST professor Liu Hongbin to 20 weeks’ imprisonment for bribery related to a student admissions case. According to reports, Liu accepted HK$40,000 to help secure t...
- Liu Hongbin, a former HKUST professor, is sentenced to 20 weeks’ imprisonment.
- The case involves bribery to secure admission of a mainland Chinese student to an HKUST postgraduate programme.
- Liu accepts HK$40,000 as part of the admissions-related conduct.
- He allegedly offers red packets to two colleagues to help support the student’s admission.
- The conduct occurs while Liu serves as a chair professor at HKUST’s Department of Ocean Science.
A former professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has been sentenced to 20 weeks’ imprisonment over bribery to secure the admission of a mainland Chinese student to the university. Liu Hongbin, who served as a chair professor at HKUST when the bribery took place, was sentenced on Thursday at the […]
2 months agoA 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 city’s reputation. Liu Hongbin was sentenced for abusing his authority as chair professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s department of ocean science to help a mainland Chinese student majoring...
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