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Hong Kong doctor spared jail for fraudulently obtaining cough syrup, ADHD drugs

South China Morning Post 30 July 2026 12h ago
Hong Kong doctor spared jail for fraudulently obtaining cough syrup, ADHD drugs
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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 tw
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