 He also claims credit for democratising access to maximising student performance at public examinations by employing the best teachers from Band One schools.In late 2015, media reported that Modern Education was overtly trying to poach a "star tutor" employed by a competitor.The tutor, said to have been responsible for over 40 percent of the fees generated by rival Beacon College, was reported to have been offered a lucrative package worth an estimated HK$85 million (US$10.97 million) a year.