Hong Kong Bookseller Lam Wing-kee Dies at 70 in Taiwan After Stage 4 Cancer
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Updated · South China Morning Post · Jul 3
Hong Kong Bookseller Lam Wing-kee Dies at 70 in Taiwan After Stage 4 Cancer
3 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Jul 3
Summary
Lam Wing-kee, the Hong Kong bookseller who later settled in Taiwan, died in Taipei on Thursday evening at age 70 after his condition worsened and he fell into a coma.
Taiwanese media said Lam had battled lung cancer for years; he revealed last year that his lung adenocarcinoma had returned and progressed to stage 4 despite initial treatment.
William Lai paid tribute in a Facebook post, offering condolences to Lam’s family, friends and those who care about freedom and democracy in Hong Kong.
Lam became internationally known after publicly recounting his 2015 abduction and detention by mainland Chinese authorities, before moving to Taiwan in 2019.