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Student admits forging reference letter for PhD place at Education University

Student admits forging reference letter for PhD place at Education University
South China Morning Post Monday 31 August 2026, 07:21 UTC By Fiona Chow 1 min read
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A student has admitted forging a reference letter to secure admission to a doctoral programme at a university in Hong Kong, after repeatedly failing to secure a place despite high hopes for her academic career. Fanling Court heard on Monday that 31-year-old Li Zuer from mainland China pleaded guilty to one count of obtaining services by deception. She commissioned a Shenzhen-based agent to rewrite a reference letter endorsing her academic performance and falsely claimed it had been submitted...

A student has admitted forging a reference letter to secure admission to a doctoral programme at a university in Hong Kong, after repeatedly failing to secure a place despite high hopes for her academic career. Fanling Court heard on Monday that 31-year-old Li Zuer from mainland China pleaded guilty to one count of obtaining services by deception. She commissioned a Shenzhen-based agent to rewrite a reference letter endorsing her academic performance and falsely claimed it had been submitted by...
Education University (ORG) Hong Kong (LOCATION) Fanling Court (PERSON) Li Zuer (PERSON) China (LOCATION) Shenzhen (LOCATION)
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