The scandal of Hong Kong's Kailishan School in salary and debts of 300 million yuan has not been resolved. The original affiliated company was liquidated and parents criticized it as "restaurant-style closure."
Under the name of the newly established "Kelly Hill School Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, China", the school held an enrollment activity at the Hong Kong Island Hotel on Saturday (20th).
The director of the new company, Chen Jiner, is a former senior of Dagong.com. She did not respond to how to deal with the debt problem and the relationship between the school and Takung Pao.
Jiang Zaizhong, chairman of Hong Kong Dagong Wenhui Media Group, was the officiating guest at the admissions event. The event prohibited many media interviews including "Hong Kong 01".
In response to the "Hong Kong 01" inquiry, the British school stated that it refused to be involved, and pointed out that the British school consultant Gary Wright listed in the Hong Kong admissions promotion was not a member of the Board of Management.
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Kelly Hill School in Hong Kong owes hundreds of millions of yuan in wages and debts. In the name of the newly established "China Hong Kong Kelly Hill School Co., Ltd.", the school held an enrollment activity on November 20.
The director of the new company, Chen Jiner, is a former senior of Dagong.com. She did not respond to how to deal with the debt problem.
Invitation letter Jiang Zaizhong as the guest of honor
"Hong Kong 01" found that under the name of "Kelly Hill School in Hong Kong, China", the school held the "Joint Enrollment of Hong Kong, China and Kelly Hill School in the UK" on Saturday (19th) in the banquet hall of the JW Marriott Hotel in Admiralty.
According to the letter sent by the school to the invitees, the event was co-organized by Dagong.com, and Jiang Zaizhong, chairman of the Hong Kong Dagong Media Group and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was listed as the main guest.
Kellyhill School of Hong Kong organized an enrollment activity under the name of "Kellyhill School of Hong Kong, China". According to the letter sent by the school to the invitees, the event was co-organized by Dagong.com, and Jiang Zaizhong, chairman of the Hong Kong Tagong Wenhui Media Group and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was given an example. As the officiating guest.
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Screening for admissions activities
The enrollment activity is quite mysterious. There was no public publicity beforehand. Only some parents received invitations and some brought their children to attend.
Outside the entrance of the banquet hall, there is a display screen showing "China and British Kelly Hill School", but the entrance of the banquet hall is blocked by a screen.
The reporter arrived in the morning to learn about enrollment details as a parent. At the reception desk outside the banquet hall, there were famous signs for Jiang Zaizhong and other guests.
When the staff learned that the reporter had not been invited, they took the reporter to a small room with only a bench opposite the venue for admission consultation on the grounds that they had not prepared the venue for the ceremony.
Prevent multiple media interviews
The reporter later confirmed his identity and asked the staff of Mount Kelly about whether Jiang Zaizhong was invited to attend the event today, and the relationship between the school and Dagong.com and Jiang Zaizhong. However, the staff did not respond, saying that no reporter was invited to attend the event.
The staff prevented many media interviews, including "Hong Kong 01", and prevented reporters from interviewing parents who had left the venue. The parents also refused to interview.
Former senior director of Dagong.com
"China Hong Kong Kailishan School Co., Ltd.", which organizes enrollment activities, was founded by Chen Jiner in October this year.
In 2017, "Ta Kung Pao" reported that Chen Jiner was the general manager of the Hong Kong operation center of Dagong.com at the time and represented Dagong.com at various events.
Chen is also the founder of Tinci Real Estate, mainly engaged in property sales in Tuen Mun.
In the name of the newly established "China Hong Kong Carey Mountain School Co., Ltd.", Hong Kong Carey Hill School held an enrollment activity at the Hong Kong Island Hotel on Saturday (20th).
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Refusal to respond to debt issues and relationship with Ta Kung Pao
The reporter called Chen Jiner to learn about the school's relationship with Dagong.com and Jiang Zaizhong, as well as the debt problem. She said it was inconvenient for "Shangjintang" to respond and hung up the phone.
The school sent a letter to parents in July saying that KA Holdings, the main franchisee of Kelly Hill in Hong Kong, would take over the school.
In October this year, after the school founder Wang Baixian resigned as the company's director, Chen Jiner took over.
In other words, Chen Jiner is the current head of the school.
It is understood that the picture shows the new management team of Kailishan School, including the director of "China Hong Kong Kailishan School Co., Ltd." Chen Jiner (third from left), and the school's newly hired principal Paul Ellmes (third from right) this year.
The new director once observed the parents' debt collection lawsuit
Kelly Hill School in Hong Kong owed 300 million yuan in salary and debts. Many parents were unable to return the bonds. The company responsible for paying grain and student debt was wound up.
A parent filed a complaint with the Small Claims Tribunal for a refund of tuition fees from the school. At that time, Chen Jiner also attended the court.
The representative of Kelly Hill told the judge in court that the old and new operators of the school had signed a contract, which stated that the new operator would not be responsible for the school’s previous debts and required the creditors to recover from the former operator of the school and the outsourced operator .
The representative of Kailishan also pointed out to the judge at that time that the company newly appointed a director surnamed Chen, but when the judge asked about the full name of the director, the staff avoided answering that he did not know, and told the judge that the "high-level person who could talk to" was not there.
When the judge gave instructions, the staff also winked at Chen who was sitting in the gallery on many occasions.
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The British school: refusal to involve members of the board of directors which pointed out that Hong Kong was wrongly publicized
"Hong Kong 01" once asked Kelly Hill in the United Kingdom for details of Saturday's joint enrollment activities. The principal Guy Ayling pointed out that the British school declined to be involved.
He also pointed out that Gary Wright, a consultant to the Management Board of Mount Kelly, mentioned in the invitation letter, was not a member of the Board of Management, but did not respond to the question of the replacement of the operator of the Hong Kong school.
More than 20 parents held a press conference on Friday (19th) and pointed out that they could not return the bonds of Kelly Hill School in Hong Kong. Among them, parents expected to lose tens of millions.
(Photo by Li Yinglin)
After "restaurant-style liquidation", admissions and education bureau only wrote to remind you
"Hong Kong 01" earlier exclusively investigated the insider of the misunderstanding of Kelly Hill School. The school owed wages, debts, rent and renovation fees, and also involved family disputes. The brothers accused each other of theft. The founder Wang Baixian was also found to have been imprisoned for fraud. .
More than 20 parents held a press conference on Friday (19th), claiming that it would be useless to collect 200 million yuan in student debt, and reprimanded the school for opening a new company to recruit students, which was a "restaurant-style liquidation" operation.
Regarding the enrollment activities held by the school on Saturday, the Education Bureau wrote to the school on Friday, asking the school to provide proof that the school can operate normally and continuously. Otherwise, under the premise of protecting the interests of students and parents, the school can provide effective Before the certification, students should not be admitted or tuition fees should be charged.
The Education Bureau also reminded schools that under the Education Ordinance, schools must not use advertisements for false or misleading publicity.
Wang Baixian, the founder of Mount Kelly, Hong Kong, was originally named Wang Jiaquan.
He was interviewed by "Hong Kong 01" earlier to explain the school scandal, but the reporter showed him Wang Jiaquan's 2013 Chengdu verdict on the crime of fraud, and his face changed drastically.
He has now resigned as director.
(Data Picture / Photo by Yu Junliang)
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