Probes launched into abrupt closure of tuition centres
Customs officers say they have launched an investigation into the abrupt closure of a chain of tutoring centres after parents complained they have been left out of pocket. The Consumer Council said on Monday that it had received dozens of reports over the closure of Brilliant Education which had several sites on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.  Customs officers said parents have not received refunds for tuition paid for in advance and are owed more than HK$1.8 million between them. The Education Bureau, meanwhile, urged people to only pay tuition schools on a monthly basis, rather than through a lump sum. The bureau also said it was looking into one of Brilliant Education's centres in Kowloon City that had not been registered under the Education Ordinance.