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Taiwan’s leader pays tribute to Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee after his death
South China Morning Post • • world
Key Points:
- Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te expressed deep sorrow over the death of Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who had publicly shared his experience of abduction and detention by mainland Chinese authorities in 2015.
- Lam Wing-kee passed away at the age of 70 after battling lung cancer for several years, according to Taiwanese media reports.
- Lam had relocated to Taiwan in 2019 and was admitted to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, where his condition deteriorated, leading to a coma before his death on Thursday evening.
- In the previous year, Lam revealed that his lung adenocarcinoma had returned and progressed to stage four despite initial treatments.
