Making donations to secure places for children in local schools is forbidden today, though it was not unheard of in the past.
One man, whose daughter did not get into a popular Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school through the official Primary 1 registration process, donated $10,000 towards a pond in the school. His daughter was subsequently granted a place.
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