Leticia Lee

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Leticia Lee See-yin (Chinese: 李偲嫣; pinyin: Lǐ Sīyān, 17 August 1964 – 16 December 2020) was a Hong Kong political activist. She was pro-China. Lee ran unsuccessfully in the 2016 Hong Kong legislative election.[1] In 2018, Lee was accused of corruption.[2] She had conservative views and her views of anti-LGBT rights made her controversial.[3]

Lee died on 16 December 2020 at a Hong Kong hospital at the age of 56. She tested positive for COVID-19 in the simple test before she died but it's still not confirmed that she died from COVID-19.[4][5]

References

  1. "Leticia Lee denies corruption charge". The Standard. 23 November 2018. https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/118005/Leticia-Lee-denies-corruption-charge. 
  2. Cheng, Kris (10 October 2018). "Pro-Beijing activist Leticia Lee charged by anti-corruption agency over election donations". Hong Kong Free Press. https://hongkongfp.com/2018/10/10/pro-beijing-activist-leticia-lee-charged-anti-corruption-agency-election-donations/. Retrieved 16 December 2020. 
  3. "Hong Kong's LGBT community seeks ban on discrimination". South China Morning Post. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1082499/lgbts-seek-ban-discriminating-against-them. Retrieved 17 November 2012. 
  4. "李偲嫣猝死後初步確診武肺 4日前fb最後發帖狠批梁頌恆諷刺黎智英 | 蘋果日報". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in 中文(香港)‎). 2020-12-16. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. Ho, Kelly (16 December 2020). "Hong Kong pro-Beijing activist Leticia Lee dies aged 56 – reports". Hong Kong Free Press. https://hongkongfp.com/2020/12/16/hong-kong-pro-beijing-activist-leticia-lee-dies-aged-56-reports/. Retrieved 16 December 2020.