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Former PolyU student arrested for allegedly submitting fake academic documents

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Insider says ex-student, dismissed for poor performance, handed in fake certificate and transcripts at PolyU centre
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 bogus 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.
At around 2pm on Wednesday, the suspect went to the academic secretariat service centre at the university’s Li Ka Shing Tower and submitted the documents to a staff member.
The documents were later identified as false instruments after examination.
“They were dated July 15, 2026, and did not carry the university’s watermark seal, which authentic transcripts have,” the source said.

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