An inspection task force will be established in Hong Kong to crack down on unauthorised collaboration between schools and tutorial centres, the education minister has revealed, following accusations that a Shenzhen-based centre offered classes for the city’s university entrance examination without approval.
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Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin said in a media interview on Monday that she expected the task force, which will conduct random inspections, to improve quality control and boost parents’ confidence.
“Borrowing a shell to run a school [a school using the guise of third-party collaboration to offer classes] is unacceptable, and we have zero tolerance for it,” Choi said.
She added that they have already followed up on a case involving a school using the guise of third-party collaboration to offer courses to students not based in Hong Kong.
They discovered the school’s management was chaotic and immediately ordered them to halt operations and stop recruiting students.
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The Education Bureau will review the current system to close this loophole and will work with mainland Chinese authorities to exchange information, Choi said.
Earlier this month, a prospectus for the 2025–26 academic year from the Shenzhen-based tutorial centre, Capture Star, showed it was offering a full DSE curriculum targeting Chinese students.