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New sites found with link to phony university

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An investigation by Education Post has uncovered two locally based websites with suspected links to the man behind the distance learning centre exposed last month for running degrees from non-existent or unlicensed universities.

The websites were this week offering courses from York University in Mobile, Alabama, which is unlicensed and being investigated by authorities there for operating illegally.

ICL Distance Learning Centre, run by 'professor' Steve Ho Kwok-cheong, appears to have ceased operations since the Post's original investigation, even though Mr Ho maintains he did nothing wrong.

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Mr Ho's 'PhD' was issued by YorkU, which also listed him as a member of its academic board until the investigation was published.

However, this week the Post discovered advertisements for YorkU courses on websites run by Sky Field Group and Career Professional Training Institution.

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A 'Professor Steve Ho' is listed in course descriptions as either module leader or module supervisor - though it is not clear if it is the same person.

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