Hong Kong police sergeant jailed for nearly two years after using stolen credit cards to buy smartphones and McDonald’s meals

A Hong Kong police sergeant has been jailed for nearly two years for buying smartphones and McDonald’s meals using two credit cards he admitted to stealing from his colleague to “relieve stress”.

Sentencing Johnny Lau Chun-ning at the District Court on Friday, Judge Katherine Lo Kit-yee rejected the defence’s contention that the accused did not consider the legal consequences of the crime, which took place just one month after he was promoted from constable in January 2019.