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Hong Kong IVF clinic worker wanted for alleged embryo specimen mix-up cover-up

An employee at a Hong Kong IVF clinic is suspected of fabricating information to conceal an error involving mixed-up embryo biopsy specimens. The Malaysian national, who was responsible for sample extraction, allegedly made a mistake and then attempted to cover it up with false statements. Police are investigating the incident as fraud, and the worker, who has since returned to Malaysia and resigned, is now wanted by authorities. AI

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Hong Kong IVF clinic worker wanted for alleged embryo specimen mix-up cover-up

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ambrose Li ·

    Hong Kong IVF clinic worker ‘lied to cover up embryo specimen mix-up, fled city’

    An employee of a Hong Kong fertility clinic is suspected of lying to cover up a mistake involving mixed-up embryo biopsy specimens, the South China Morning Post has learned, with police listing the case as fraud and placing the worker, who has returned to Malaysia, on the wanted …