Mainland transit passenger jailed for conspiracy to obtain airline services by deception
A male Mainlander was convicted of conspiracy to obtain airline services by deception and was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment by the District Court today (October 25).
Immigration Department (ImmD) investigators apprehended a 57-year-old male Mainlander at an airline check-in counter at Hong Kong International Airport in November 2023. Investigations revealed that the man attempted to obtain boarding passes for Mexico via Switzerland from the airline by using a false Mexican permanent resident identity card. Moreover, a forged Schengen visa was found in his luggage during a search. The man admitted under caution that he procured the false Mexican permanent resident card and the forged Poland Schengen visa from a clansman for the purpose of seeking a job in Mexico.
An ImmD spokesman warned that, under the laws of Hong Kong, people who, by any deception, dishonestly obtain services from another shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for 10 years.
Quality Assurance Council publishes report on quality audit of City University of Hong Kong
The following is issued on behalf of the University Grants Committee:
The Quality Assurance Council (QAC) under the University Grants Committee (UGC) today (October 25) published the report on the quality audit of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) in the third audit cycle.
CityU was the fifth university audited in the third audit cycle, which places an emphasis on how individual universities review and enhance their framework on academic standards and academic quality, academic programme development, teaching and learning, student learning assessment and support for students, as well as the collection, analysis and usage of data to inform such quality assurance processes.
The audit report presents the findings of the audit panel appointed by the QAC based on the self-evaluation report prepared by CityU and a series of audit meetings with staff, students and external stakeholders (such as employers) of the university held between February and March 2024. The audit report was endorsed by the UGC after being considered by the QAC.
The report identified a number of features of good practice and recommended actions with a view to encouraging CityU and the higher education sector as a whole to strive for continuous enhancement to their quality assurance regimes. The full audit report with the formal response from CityU is available on the QAC website (www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/qac/about/term/publications/report.html) for public access.
The QAC quality audits ascertain whether the arrangements for quality assurance adopted by universities are fit for purpose and comparable with international best practices. The QAC third audit cycle covers all programmes at the levels of sub-degree, first degree and above, however funded, leading to a qualification wholly or partly awarded by the UGC-funded universities.
The QAC expressed gratitude to CityU and all stakeholders for their support for the quality audit.
