13 parents, 1 other convicted for offering bribes to obtain places in Hong Kong school

Feb 24, 2026 | INVESTING

A Hong Kong court has convicted 13 parents and a merchant who offered HK$20,000 to HK$200,000 (US$2,600 to US$25,600) to bribe a kindergarten administrator at the city’s biggest international school group in exchange for enrolments.
Deputy District Judge Amy Chan Wai-mun on Tuesday said a custodial sentence would be the only suitable punishment for the 14 defendants found guilty of bribing Fatima Rumjahn, a former employee at the English Schools Foundation (ESF), to obtain K1 placements for…

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