Richard Li and Stanford University BS in Computer Engineering
Hong Kong "Little Superman", PCCW Group chairman Richard Li has also encountered a degree, over the years to give the impression that he graduated from Stanford University in the United States, and obtained a bachelor's degree in computer engineering.
Since 1992, Hong Kong and the international media, and even the Pacific Century Group's homepage, have described him as "graduated from Stanford University" and Mr Li has not clarified or "challenged" it.
In the March 13, 2000 issue of Time, Richard Li was the cover of the book, and the resume also refers to Richard Li graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering.
The international media, which has reported that Richard Li is a graduate of Stanford University, includes Time magazine, Forbes magazine, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.
The revelation of Richard Li's fake academic credentials was the International Herald Tribune, which reported the story on the front page and interviewed three employees at Stanford University, including the University registration department, confirming that Richard Li had attended the school in the 80 's, but he did not get a degree.
Whether Mr Li has withheld his qualifications and why he has not graduated has also become the focus of Hong Kong and even the international media paparazzi.
Unlike Tang June, who was accompanying the chief executive of the HKSAR, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, who was visiting Japan in a special statement through the Hong Kong commercial radio, said he had been at Stanford for three years, and for personal reasons, he had not graduated from Stanford for a semester. Enter an investment banking business without completing the relevant courses and obtaining a degree.
Mr Li said that the legal documents of all PCCW listed companies and the information disclosed did not say that he graduated from Stanford University, as he graduated from Stanford University on the previous PCCW Web page, "a technical error from a colleague," Copying the information incorrectly, and when he finds that there are errors on the Web page, Colleagues have been asked to rectify the time.
Wu and University of Barrington Ph. D.
In the September 2001, Sina and the sun in the way of exchanging shares and cash payments, mutual holding, building a very rich and imaginative broadband and cross-media platform. Wu also stepped into the top power of Sina and became the chairman of the Joint Board of directors.
But Wu Halo soon, on the internet, there has been a menacing "false diploma" incident, when the major media in Hong Kong and some major mainland media have received anonymous fax, Sun TV's main advertisers and key partners also received the same content anonymous letter, The contents of these anonymous letters are also widely disseminated on the Internet through well-known websites such as Sohu and even overseas websites. Said Sina co-chairman Wu not only two ph. D., including Fudan University's Ph. D., was false, and when he was an insurance salesman in the United States, accused of cheating insurance clients to court and eventually expelled from the insurance company, In St. Louis, the Asian Republican Party holds a leadership position in the Wu and rolls away all the funds of the association. A stone stirred thousand heavy waves, for a time, online and the industry flooded with the various "gossip" of Wu.
Since Wu's "University of Barrington" Education is not recognized by China and the United States Government, he has no alternative but to put a threat to the perpetrator.
But "Fake diploma storm" after Sina deliberately and Wu keep distance, such as Wu about "false diploma Storm" counterattack, initially want to be published in the name of Sina sunshine, but in the end is the name of the Sun four, Sina adopted evasive attitude. On the other hand, Wu is not a big role in Sina, Wu is a master of capital operation, not familiar with the specific network business.
Shortly after the incident, Wu announced the resignation of Sina director and co-chairman, Sina said that Wu will be the main focus on Sunshine culture, the efforts to make the sun culture as a global Chinese media giant, if the continued role of Sina Co-Chairs, not only time can not be taken into account, and easily lead to potential conflicts of interest.