[1] The use of video tutorials, pioneered by Kevin Ko, has become a permanent feature in the industry in Hong Kong.
Tutors on the other hand bear their own overheads, such as advertising and promotion expenses; many hire assistants to research course materials and to answer students' queries.
[1] The share of gross revenues paid to tutors may depend on their bargaining power (popularity), and whether classes are live or virtual.
[1] There are said to be approximately 20 such 'star tutors' in number within the industry in 2007, who made monthly gross revenues of HK$1 million or above.
[8] Unlike individual private tutors who advertise on sites such as Adpost, kijiji and craiglist, cram schools regularly spend a lot on millions on front pages of papers, on the MTR and on buses.
[1] In late 2015, media reported that Modern Education was overtly trying to poach a "star tutor" employed by a competitor.
[12] The brazen attempt of Modern Education to poach the Chinese tutor signalled to investors the extent that these schools may be dependent on a single teacher.
[15][14] Fernando Cheung, a member of the Legislative Council panel on education questioned the purpose of the money fuelling Hong Kong’s cram culture.
The film's main character, named Seven Ko, uses all manner of unethical means, including bribery and having sex with an exams official to gain access to examination questions.
[9] In 2002 and again in 2010, Chinese star tutor Siu Yuen became embroiled in controversies when his teaching manuals included essay answers that bore uncanny resemblances to the year end examinations.