Ex-head of CUHK rehab centre charged with fraud over false service claims

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a former senior staff member of the Chinese University Medical Centre over alleged fraud.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Monday accused Lau Mun-cheung, 65, the former head and consultant physiotherapist at the institution’s Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre, of falsely claiming that he had personally provided professional services, including consultations and procedures, to patients to obtain fees from the university.

According to the watchdog, Lau was responsible for managing the centre’s operations and supervising about 20 physiotherapists. He was entitled to receive fees for services he personally provided, such as consultations, procedures and operations.

The fraud charge alleges that between July 2021 and September 2025, Lau falsely represented that he had personally provided services to patients, with the intent to defraud the university into paying him professional fees.

The ICAC said its investigation found that Lau allegedly instructed physiotherapists on multiple occasions to treat patients under appointments booked in his name, despite not providing the services himself.

The probe stemmed from a complaint lodged by CUMC in August last year, alleging that staff had submitted false service records to defraud the medical centre.