Hong Kong customs officers detain founder of prominent fingerprint analysis firm
Mark Lee is accused of faking his qualifications and company certification; firm tests fingerprints of children to analyse their intelligence and strengths
Customs officers detained the founder of prominent analysis firm Dr Fingerprint for allegedly faking his qualifications in a bid to lure customers to test the intelligence and strengths of their children through fingerprint analysis.
Lee was held for allegedly breaching the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. Officers also seized a batch of suspected fake certificates. A female employee from the centre was also seen being taken away.
A source close to the investigation said the department received a complaint a few months ago over Lee’s qualifications, which prompted officers to undertake undercover operations.
“The initial probe showed the founder faked his qualifications and certification, which misled customers to believe he was a leading expert and buy his services,” the source said.
“But the quality and accuracy of the analysis is not covered by the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. It is science after all. We cannot tell if he was fooling customers with the reports,” the source said.
