Mackay Memorial Hospital
Coverage of Mackay Memorial Hospital in the Nexus archive.
- Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70
Lam Wing-kee, a Hong Kong bookseller associated with a bookstore that sold materials critical of Chinese leaders, died in Taiwan at 70 after a cancer relapse. He was seized by Chinese authorities in 2015 and later moved to Taiwan in 2019, reopening the bookstore in 2020. His death occurred amid ongoing tensions over Hong Kong's autonomy and national security laws.
- Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70
Lam Wing-kee, a Hong Kong bookseller seized by Chinese authorities in 2015 and later based in Taiwan, died in Taipei at 70 after a cancer relapse. He reopened his bookstore in Taipei in 2020 but temporarily closed it in June 2024 due to health issues. Lam's account of his 2015 abduction contradicted Chinese official narratives, highlighting tensions over free speech in Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70
Lam Wing-kee, a Hong Kong bookseller who was seized by Chinese authorities in 2015 and became a symbol of resistance to Beijing's crackdown on speech freedom, died in Taiwan at 70 after a cancer relapse. He moved to Taipei in 2019, reopened his bookstore in 2020, and was admitted to MacKay Memorial Hospital before his death. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te expressed condolences, highlighting his message about the value of freedom and democracy.