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Hospital Authority executive among two accused of stealing HK$1,600 of food
Two doctors, with one being a Hospital Authority chief manager, were on Thursday released on bail after they were charged with theft for stealing food worth over HK$1,600 from Aeon store in Whampoa.
The two defendants are Chiu Ming-yu, 47, and Vivien Chuang Wai-man, 48. Chiu is reportedly an orthopedic specialist while Chuang is the authority's chief manager for infection, emergency and contingency.
They were charged with theft for stealing a watermelon, a melon, two puddings, two boxes of blueberries, three packs of sashimi and sushi, and a bag of pre-packed chicken worth HK$1,632.8 from Aeon store on April 23.
Records showed that Chuang once appeared in the daily Covid-19 briefing alongside Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection.
The duo appeared before magistrate Stephanie Tsui May-har in Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts on Thursday morning and needed not to enter plea yet.
Tsui adjourned the case to August 11, allowing the defense to retrieve relevant documents and seek legal advice. Meanwhile, Chiu and Chuang were each granted bail for HK$500.
They were charged with theft for stealing a watermelon, a melon, two puddings, two boxes of blueberries, three packs of sashimi and sushi, and a bag of pre-packed chicken worth HK$1,632.8 from Aeon store on April 23.
Records showed that Chuang once appeared in the daily Covid-19 briefing alongside Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection.
The duo appeared before magistrate Stephanie Tsui May-har in Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts on Thursday morning and needed not to enter plea yet.
Tsui adjourned the case to August 11, allowing the defense to retrieve relevant documents and seek legal advice. Meanwhile, Chiu and Chuang were each granted bail for HK$500.
