Veteran Hong Kong gynaecologist struck off for 6 months after telling woman she could have abortion if she wasn’t happy with baby’s sex
- Gynaecologist Chau Wing offered woman treatments to improve chances of conceiving boy, including how to improve sperm count
- But woman gave birth to twin girls instead in ‘totally unexpected’ turn, which put heavy financial burden on family
A veteran Hong Kong gynaecologist has been struck off the medical register for six months and reported to police after he told a pregnant woman she could have an abortion if she was not happy with the sex of her baby.
Dr Chau Wing, a gynaecologist with about five decades of experience, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Medical Council on Thursday after it determined he had offered improper treatments to the patient in 2015 and 2016 and claimed he could enable the conception of a male child.
He was also found guilty of soliciting the patient to undergo an abortion if the child was the wrong sex.
“The defendant has by his conduct in the present case fallen below the standards expected of registered medical practitioners in Hong Kong,” council chairman Joseph Lau Wan-yee said in his judgment.
“Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the defendant’s case … we make a global order that the defendant be removed from the general register for a period of six months.”
The hearing was told earlier that Mak Suk-kei, who already had a 17-month-old girl, consulted Chau because she wanted to conceive a boy.