Hong Kong vice-principal and parent charged over alleged admission corruption

An assistant principal of a government-aided secondary school and a parent have been charged by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency for allegedly destroying evidence related to the admission of the woman’s son into Secondary Two.

Danny Hung Siu-tan, 50, assistant principal of CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School, and Cai Yu, 38, jointly face one count of perverting the course of public justice. The case was mentioned at Tuen Mun Court on Monday afternoon.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Monday that the case began when Cai’s son was initially assigned to Secondary Two at the school for the 2024–2025 academic year.

However, after Hung asked Cai’s son to take an admission test in late July 2024 and the son declined, he was enrolled in Secondary One instead.

Subsequently, Cai contacted Hung in early August via a mobile messaging app, seeking help for her son’s enrolment in Secondary Two. Hung informed Cai that her son could secure a place in Secondary Two after taking the test.