After leaving Hong Kong in June last year, a male doctor from a clinic issued a "Medical Exemption Certificate for COVID-19 Vaccination" at the patient's request without consulting the patient or checking his medical records, suspected of helping the patient to avoid vaccination.
Since the announcement of the Vaccine Pass Program, he has issued hundreds of exemption certificates, each of which is known to cost 800 yuan.
After investigation, the police arrested the female nurse and the female person in charge on suspicion of "conspiracy to forge documents" and pursued the male doctor.
Police said the case will be referred to the Medical Council in due course.
It is understood that the 46-year-old western doctor Chen Kaixu involved in the case has been convicted of professional immorality many times in the past, including making propaganda elements and false statements in magazines, as well as being suspected of illegally opening accounts. He was delisted for 3 months and suspended for 36 months.
Tseung Kwan O Police District Assistant Commander (Criminal) Superintendent Tsang Chun-kit explained the case that the Tseung Kwan O Police District Intelligence Unit received intelligence earlier that a doctor charged a fee and issued a "new crown vaccine to a patient without consulting the patient and reviewing the medical record." Immunization Medical Exemption Certificate" (hereinafter referred to as "Exemption Certificate"), suspected of committing the crime of forgery.
Tseung Kwan O Police District Assistant Commander (Criminal) Superintendent Tsang Chun-kit explained the case.
The police will refer the case to the Medical Council
Senior Inspector Su Ziyuan, the head of the first team of the Tseung Kwan O Police District Serious Crime Unit, said that after investigation, the officers of the Criminal Department contacted a doctor surnamed Chen through a communication software. to avoid vaccination.
The doctor then agreed to issue a certificate of exemption and instructed him to collect it at a clinic in Kwun Tong.
The police then dispatched agents disguised as patients to the clinic, which had no doctors and only a female nurse.
After the agent made the payment, the female nurse immediately issued a waiver certificate with the doctor's name and the doctor's signature. During the process, the agent did not meet the doctor or check the medical records.
Detectives took immediate action after obtaining the evidence, arrested a 28-year-old female nurse in the clinic, and executed a court search warrant. They found 30 certificates of exemption of the same type, two seals with the doctor's name and the doctor's signature, payment records, Computer and mobile phone.
Detectives later arrested a 69-year-old woman in charge of the clinic in Tuen Mun.
According to clinic records, the clinic has issued hundreds of exemption certificates since the announcement of the "Vaccine Pass" program.
Senior Inspector Su Ziyuan, the head of the first team of the Tseung Kwan O Police District Serious Crime Squad, explained the case.
Police investigations found that there was only one doctor in the clinic involved. He had already left Hong Kong in June last year, but the clinic has continued to operate and sometimes conducts online consultations.
However, the investigators found that in all cases involving the issuance of a certificate of exemption, the doctors involved did not consult and check the medical records. As long as the patient requested, the doctor would issue the certificate, and he was not in Hong Kong when the certificate was issued.
Citizens can commit the crime of using false documents with forged vaccine exemptions
Inspector Hung Wing-shih, the head of the Tseung Kwan O Police District Intelligence Unit, pointed out that the doctor involved in the case issued a certificate of exemption to the patient on false medical grounds without consulting the patient and checking the medical record, with the intention of helping the patient to evade vaccination, and ordering the person in charge of the designated premises and If the government accepts the certificate of immunity, there is a chance to commit the crime of forging documents; and citizens who use the batch of forged documents may also commit the crime of using false documents. Once convicted, the maximum penalty is 14 years in prison.
Tsang Junjie pointed out that the current epidemic situation in Hong Kong is very serious, and government medical experts have proved that vaccines can reduce severe disease. If someone uses false documents or certificates to avoid vaccination, it will increase the risk of community infection and greatly reduce the effectiveness of the fight against the epidemic.
He pointed out that the behavior of the doctor involved is not only against the law, but also immoral. The police will refer the case to the Medical Council in due course to check whether the doctor involved violated professional ethics.
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