Leticia Lee

Hong Kong pro-establishment activist

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

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  1. "Leticia Lee denies corruption charge". The Standard. 23 November 2018.
  2. Cheng, Kris (10 October 2018). "Pro-Beijing activist Leticia Lee charged by anti-corruption agency over election donations". Hong Kong Free Press. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "Hong Kong's LGBT community seeks ban on discrimination". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. 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 Chinese (Hong Kong)). 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. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.