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 22-year-old man had submitted one fake certificate and two fake transcripts.“The man enrolled in an electrical engineering programme in 2022 but was asked to leave in May last year due to poor academic performance,” the insider added.
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THU · 2026-07-09 · 03:28 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0709-91451
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Former PolyU student arrested for allegedly submitting fake academic documents
A 22-year-old former student of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been arrested for allegedly submitting forged academic documents to his alma mater. A university staff member filed a police report on Wednesday afternoon, accusing the man of presenting one fake certificate and two fake transcripts.
Jess MaSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-09 · 03:28 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 22-year-old former student of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been arrested for allegedly submitting forged academic documents to his alma mater. A university staff member filed a police report on Wednesday afternoon, accusing the man of presenting one fake certificate and two fake transcripts. The individual had enrolled in an electrical engineering program in 2022 but was dismissed in May of the previous year due to poor academic performance. The arrest stems from the university's discovery of these allegedly fraudulent documents.
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A former Hong Kong Polytechnic University student has been arrested for allegedly using forged academic documents.
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The man enrolled in an electrical engineering programme in 2022 but was asked to leave in May last year due to poor academic performance.
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The man submitted one fake certificate and two fake transcripts.
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The arrested man is a 22-year-old male.
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A university staff member filed a police report on Wednesday afternoon.
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