2 hospital department heads arrested in Hong Kong over CUHK suspected fraud case

City’s anti-corruption agency probes alleged abuse of position at CUHK Medical Centre, resulting in audit to review policies and governance

Two department heads at a Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hospital were arrested and dismissed last week in connection with suspected fraud through abuse of position, following a report by senior management to the city’s anti-corruption agency.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Tuesday that it had received a complaint from the CUHK Medical Centre, a non-profit, private teaching hospital.

“It was suspected that certain staff members of the centre had abused his or her authority to defraud the centre of money by illegal means, allegedly contravening Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, i.e., an agent using a document with intent to deceive his or her principal,” an ICAC spokesman said.

“After collecting evidence, ICAC officers arrested two staff members of the centre and carried out searches under warrants issued by the court last Thursday.”