Hong Kong ‘tutor king’ found guilty of leaking test questions online to boost his business


Weslie Siao, a former Chinese-language instructor, worked with two teachers to obtain confidential information on university exams, court finds. All three were found guilty of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office and now face up to two years in jail. — SCMP

A celebrity tutor in Hong Kong faces up to two years in jail after being found guilty of leaking public exam questions online to boost his business.

Tuen Mun Court convicted Weslie Siao Chi-yung of two counts of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office after he directed two teachers, who acted as examiners for the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, to send him confidential materials about the university entrance tests in 2016 and 2017.

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