Police have received 87 reports from people claiming to have been deceived by English Language College, which closed on Friday after 20 years following its disqualification from the Continuing Education Fund programme. The course fees involved totalled HK$670,000. Also, about 50 people who registered and paid up to several thousand dollars each for courses at the college have filed complaints with the Consumer Council. Council chief executive Connie Lau Yin-hing said the college had promised to provide the council with certain information when contacted on Friday, but had not done so as of yesterday morning. She said students could apply for reimbursement of a maximum of 80 per cent of their tuition and fees after completing registered language courses under the CEF programme. Ms Lau reminded people who wanted to enrol in language courses and receive subsidies from the fund to check in advance whether the courses were registered with the CEF programme. A Labour and Welfare Bureau spokesman said the CEF would consider reimbursing students of the college on a case-by-case basis. Call 3142 2277 for inquiries. The school had 5,000 students enrolled in six branches in Jordan, Causeway Bay and Tsuen Wan, according to an internet statement.