Mainland Chinese mum who offered bribe for son’s Hong Kong school place spared jail

A mainland Chinese mother who tried to secure a Hong Kong secondary school place for her son by offering a bribe to an assistant principal received a suspended jail sentence on Tuesday. Cai Yu, 39, was also accused of deleting evidence after anti-corruption authorities launched an investigation. The woman on Tuesday told acting principal magistrate Daniel Tang Siu-hung at Tuen Mun Court that she “underestimated” the legal consequences of attempting to offer a HK$10,000 (US$1,276) bribe to Danny.