A Canadian visa program set up to fast track educated immigrants from Hong Kong appears to have been systematically abused by applicants accused of using ghostwriters or plagiarism to obtain academic credentials.

CBC News has found at least seven Federal Court decisions involving applicants rejected for misrepresentation, after immigration officers grilled them about hastily issued diplomas and master's degrees obtained with scant schoolwork and suspicious essays.

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The accused scammers allegedly took advantage of a unique program designed to attract educated Hong Kong citizens in the w

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