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Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70
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- Bookseller Lam Wing-kee marches during a protest in Hong Kong to demand authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China.
- Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who defied China and fled to Taiwan, has died aged 70.
- Lam passed away at Mackay Memorial Hospital late in Taipei on Thursday after suffering from lung cancer, regional media said.
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Bookseller Lam Wing-kee marches during a protest in Hong Kong to demand authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China. Photo: March 2019.
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who defied China and fled to Taiwan, has died aged 70.
Lam passed away at Mackay Memorial Hospital late in Taipei on Thursday after suffering from lung cancer, regional media said.
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