A Chinese soldier stationed in Hong Kong is fined for stealing a Mickey Mouse key chain from Hong Kong Disneyland.

Zhang Qinggang, 27, was charged with theft and ordered to pay HK$1,000 (US$129) for nabbing the HK$35 (US$4.50) item from a gift shop at the theme park in January.

According to court documents, Zhang, a Hong Kong- based member of the People's Liberation Army, was shopping with his wife at the park when a security guard spotted him slipping the ring into a carrier bag.

The Ming Pao Daily reported Saturday the soldier pleaded guilty to the charges.

PLA soldiers were stationed in Hong Kong in 1996 after the former British colony was returned to China.