Hong Kong doctor arrested for using paid study leave to take three-day holiday abroad
The 26-year-old doctor from Prince of Wales Hospital allegedly used fake documents to take the trip. She has since been released on bail
A 26-year-old doctor from Prince of Wales Hospital has been arrested for using fake documents to take paid study leave after it was revealed that she had actually taken a leisure trip abroad, according to a police spokesman.
It is understood that the doctor, who obtained her licence to practice last year, allegedly used a counterfeit document to take three days leave in March. She is said to have claimed the leave was for her to take an examination.
But her superior at the public hospital in Sha Tin was suspicious, and confronted her about the matter.
The doctor allegedly then admitted her documents were fake, and that she had gone on a vacation instead.
The case was reported to the Hospital Authority, which then contacted the police on July 22.