A former Deloitte information technology (IT) manager has been remanded in custody pending sentence for stealing 423 laptops from the accounting firm’s Hong Kong office over 17 months to fund his stock trading addiction. Under caution, Ho said he had lost all illegal proceeds through unsuccessful stock trading and remained in debt. The crime came to light after an IT engineer discovered a shortfall of 399 laptops at Deloitte’s office at Cityplaza in Quarry Bay on February 13, 2023. The pair immediately intervened to call off the transaction. Ho confessed his wrongdoing to his supervisor at a meeting two days later and surrendered himself to police that afternoon.