Under the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (AAVQO) (Cap. 592), any person who publishes an advertisement wrongly claiming that a is recognised under the commits an offence and is currently liable on conviction to a fine of HK$50,000.
A person who, either orally or in writing, makes any statement or representation or furnishes any information to the QR Authority under the AAVQO (Cap. 592) in connection with the performance of its functions which the person knows or reasonably ought to know is misleading or false in a material respect commits an offence and is currently liable on conviction to a fine of HK$50,000.