A former Deloitte information technology manager has been jailed for 22 months for stealing 423 laptops worth HK$1.2 million (US$153,000) from the accounting firm’s Hong Kong office to fund his stock trading addiction.The District Court sentenced Ho Man-kit, 40, on Friday after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to a count of theft for misappropriating Lenovo computers and selling them to an electronics recycler between September 2021 and February 2023.Deputy Judge Minnie Wat Lai-man said the defendant had abused his employer’s trust over a long period and was unable to compensate the company because he had lost all the illegal proceeds through unsuccessful stock trading.
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Ex-Deloitte IT manager jailed for 22 months over HK$1.2 million laptop theft
A former Deloitte IT manager, Ho Man-kit, 40, has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for stealing 423 Lenovo laptops valued at HK$1.2 million from the accounting firm's Hong Kong office. He pleaded guilty to theft, admitting to selling the computers to an electronics recycler between September 2021 and February 2023.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-21 · 07:04 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A former Deloitte IT manager, Ho Man-kit, 40, has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for stealing 423 Lenovo laptops valued at HK$1.2 million from the accounting firm's Hong Kong office. He pleaded guilty to theft, admitting to selling the computers to an electronics recycler between September 2021 and February 2023. The court heard that Ho misappropriated the laptops to fund a stock trading addiction. Deputy Judge Minnie Wat Lai-man noted the prolonged abuse of trust and that Ho was unable to compensate Deloitte as he had lost the proceeds from the thefts through unsuccessful stock trading.
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The stolen items were Lenovo computers sold to an electronics recycler.
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The defendant was unable to compensate the company as he lost the proceeds through unsuccessful stock trading.
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The defendant pleaded guilty to a count of theft.
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The theft was committed to fund the manager's stock trading addiction.
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A former Deloitte IT manager was jailed for 22 months for stealing 423 laptops worth HK$1.2 million.
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