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Hong Kong doctor spared jail for fraudulently obtaining cough syrup, ADHD drugs
South China Morning Post
A former consultant doctor at a Hong Kong public hospital has been spared jail for prescribing excessive medication to his patients and misappropriating the drugs for personal use. The District Court on Thursday sentenced Lee Chi-leung, an ear, nose and throat specialist, to 160 hours of community service and ordered him to pay HK$20,000 (US$2,550) in compensation to the Hospital Authority over two counts of misconduct in public office. Lee, 51, was found guilty in March of dishonestly acquiring...
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