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Former nursing student jailed for stealing from hospital patients and colleagues

Fiona Chow · South China Morning Post
Published 7 Oct 2026, 5:03 pm·20 h ago·1 min read
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A former nursing student at a leading private hospital in Hong Kong has been jailed for two years and four months for stealing cash, credit cards and a phone from patients and colleagues, causing losses of at least HK$59,000 (US$7,517). Leung Ho-fung, 29, was sentenced at the District Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to 11 counts of theft. He admitted stealing an iPhone, HK$6,500 in cash and nine credit cards from four patients and four colleagues at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in...

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