Economics Tutor Claims Three Consecutive Years of Full Marks in DSE, Suspected of Fabrication After Peer Exposes Him; Once Said: "Learning from a Full-Marks Scorer Equals Self-Redemption"

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Economics tutor Patrick Cheung, posting under the social media account "dseecon" early last month, claimed to have achieved full marks in DSE Economics for three consecutive years, including 2026, and even called himself the "King of Marks." However, the day before yesterday (the 12th), another tutor cited the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), stating that no candidate achieved full marks in this year's DSE Economics, which clearly contradicted the "King of Marks" claim and sparked heated discussion among netizens, who questioned whether the "King of Marks" had fabricated his results. A serving teacher said that indeed no candidate achieved full marks this year, and considered the tutor's promotional approach to be sensationalist and not a good role model for a teacher.

📸 High-Profile Promotion of Full Marks, Posting Marking Records

In early September, the "King of Marks" promoted on social media that he had achieved full marks in DSE Economics for three consecutive years. The post mentioned "2 electives 136 marks, left 40 minutes early," and contained provocative content, saying "If I say I don't understand how to teach you to get HKEAA marks after three full-mark DSEs," "Could those charlatans who specifically hire trolls to smear and pull petty tricks know how to teach?" Finally, it also said "Joining and learning from a full-marks scorer is already equivalent to self-redemption." The post also included a screenshot of the HKEAA marking record, listing detailed scores for Papers 1 and 2, showing the "King of Marks" achieved 179 full marks, with the weighted Paper 1 score being 61 marks. The top right corner of the image showed the first two digits of the candidate number, "26," reflecting that it was a 2026 DSE marking record. At the time, some netizens questioned the marking record, noting that from another online example, the weighted Paper 1 full score was 62 marks, differing from the 61 marks in the "King of Marks" screenshot, and wondered which was correct.

🔍 Peer Cites HKEAA: No Candidate Achieved Full Marks This Year

Another tutor posted on Threads the day before yesterday, claiming to have attended this year's HKEAA Economics paper review briefing that day, where "HKEAA personnel clearly pointed out that in 2026 Economics, no candidate (including all day school candidates and private candidates) achieved full marks on the entire paper." And for the same year's Economics Paper 1, if a candidate answered all questions correctly, "their weighted paper score should be exactly the same, and would not differ from candidate to candidate." This post immediately sparked heated discussion among netizens, with criticism directed at the "King of Marks" for fabrication: "King of Marks, come out and explain," "So someone is suspected of fraud?", "Is it possible he Photoshopped more than one year?" Some netizens even sarcastically said, "I can't stand seeing the King of Marks being slandered," and to prove his innocence, wrote to the HKEAA overnight to inquire, providing screenshots of the relevant posts.

💬 Teacher: Doing Well and Teaching Well Are Two Different Things

The HKEAA indeed stated the day before yesterday that no candidate achieved full marks in the 2026 DSE Economics. She herself had not paid attention to the "King of Marks" promotion, and felt his approach was sensationalist, lacking good integrity, and not a good role model for a teacher. A secondary school principal who previously taught Economics said bluntly that "doing well and teaching well are two different things," and the most important thing is for teachers to teach in a way students can grasp. "Even if one sits the exam for ten years and gets 5**, it doesn't mean one can do this." He continued that experienced teachers have years of experience in assessment-related work. It is heard that tutors are not hired by the HKEAA as markers or for related work. Even if they get full marks, they may only know the correct answers they wrote, "but will not know the other ten possible acceptable correct answers."

🗑️ Relevant Post Deleted, Social Media Account Deactivated

Due to the overwhelming response, the "King of Marks" has deleted the relevant post, and his Instagram and Threads accounts have been deleted or deactivated. According to the "King of Marks" website profile, he claims to be a "market leader," "the tutor with the most Economics students in Hong Kong," with over ten years of Economics tutoring experience and over 3,000 cumulative students, and was the tutor of four DSE super top scorers in 2022, 2024 and 2026. Checking social media posts, netizens have consistently described the "King of Marks" as arrogant, and some claimed he had insulted students.