THE fall-out from Dr Manik Hiranandani's sudden departure from the Vital Life Centre in Central has not settled yet.
Readers will recall how Dr Hiranandani left the centre late last year, before police raided the premises as part of an inconclusive investigation into allegations he dispensed drugs without a licence.
Dr Hiranandani flew to Dubai to treat a patient, his wife followed him after giving birth to their first child, and his office was put up for rent.
Now the couple are considering their next step after receiving a bill from centre director Ms Nancy Bekhor for $65,500 to cover fees for ''crisis management, legal fees, rent and handling post''.
A friend of the doctor said the cost of crisis management was $400 an hour, while her assistant Lisa cost $150 an hour, and legal fees added another $2,000 to the bill.
The money will take all of the $63,000 in fees the doctor was expecting for patients he treated before leaving Hongkong - and then some.