Hong Kong intern doctor arrested for unauthorized patient data access released
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- A 24-year-old intern doctor, surnamed Lai, was arrested on suspicion of unauthorized access to patient data at Hong Kong's Caritas Medical Centre and Tuen Mun Hospital.
- She was released after 21 hours and reportedly taken back to her former workplace for evidence collection.
- The Hospital Authority also fired her for misconduct.
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A Hong Kong intern doctor arrested on suspicion of unauthorised access to patient data has been released after about 21 hours in custody and has reportedly been taken back to her former workplace for evidence collection.
A source told the South China Morning Post that the 24-year-old woman, surnamed Lai, was released from Cheung Sha Wan Police Station at around 4pm on Saturday.
She was arrested at around 7pm on Friday on suspicion of accessing a computer with dishonest intent.
Lai was reportedly taken back to Caritas Medical Centre, her former workplace, on Saturday noon, with the suspect spotted in casual wear and donning a face mask.
The arrest came within three days of police receiving a report from a doctor at Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui Po on June 10. The Hospital Authority also fired her on Friday for misconduct.
The source said preliminary investigations found the intern used an account not assigned to her to access patient records at Tuen Mun Hospital on a device at the medical centre between May 13 and 14.
