07-05-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong customs arrest company secretary over medical group's abrupt closure
Hong Kong customs has arrested the company secretary of a medical group, whose abrupt closure last week prompted hundreds of complaints from parents who had prepaid for their children's vaccinations, the Post has learned.
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A source close to the investigation said on Wednesday that the company secretary of Alliance Medical Group was detained in connection with the sudden shutdown of all its children's vaccination clinics.
A company director was also being investigated, the insider said.
The medical group had provided services such as prepaid vaccination packages at its two clinics in Tsim Sha Tsui and Sha Tin. However, the group never officially announced its closure, and its Facebook and Instagram accounts were found to have disappeared on April 30.
The closure left at least 2,000 parents in limbo, as they had paid thousands to tens of thousand of Hong Kong dollars in advance for their children's vaccination.
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The highest individual claim related to the closure amounted to HK$23,550 (US$3,038), while the average amount involved in each case was HK$5,720, the Consumer Council said.
