A Hong Kong doctor is testifying in a hearing regarding an alleged blunder that left a baby permanently disabled 16 years ago. Dr. Sit Sou-chi stated that he initially mistook the emergency for a choking case, contesting the allegation of failing to conduct necessary investigations.

A Hong Kong doctor accused of a blunder that left a boy permanently disabled 16 years ago said he did not return to the hospital to examine the infant as he mistook the emergency for a choking case, the Medical Council heard on Sunday. Testifying for the first time at the hearing, Dr Sit Sou-chi contested an allegation that he had failed to conduct all necessary and immediate investigations of newborn Li Yuanjian, the son of a mainland Chinese couple, after he had a seizure on December 22, 2009,...