In response to the recent media reports, The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) hereby makes the following statement:

The HKMA has cooperated with Tarlac State University (TSU) in offering its Doctor of Education major in Educational Management, and with Bulacan State University (BSU) in offering its Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration. The HKMA has already ceased enrolling new students for these two programmes since February 2014.

Each of the Hong Kong Office of TSU and BSU is under the management of the Hong Kong Lifelong Education Organization.

The Hong Kong Office of TSU and BSU is responsible for, among others, approval of student admissions and exemptions; assessment of course work and dissertation; oral defence; recommendation of qualified candidates to respective universities for graduation; and maintaining registry of students and graduates.

The HKMA is responsible for, among others, programme promotion; recruitment of students; administrative support; coordination work; and part of the teaching arrangements.

The HKMA has never altered students' admission records and would not agree with any alteration of student admission records, including but not limited to admission dates.

Issued on 15 November 2015