High-profile Hong Kong activist Leticia Lee, champion of police force and national education, dies at 56
- Medical sources say the pro-government figure tested preliminary-positive for Covid-19 after death, the cause of which was still unknown
- Lee rose to prominence in 2012 with the formation of the Parents’ Association, then launched a hunger strike in support of police during Occupy Central
Lee, 56, was declared dead upon arrival after being taken to Pok Oi Hospital, one of the sources added.
A police spokesman confirmed the husband of a 56-year-old surnamed Lee had called for an ambulance at 12.17pm from a village block in Yuen Kong San Tsuen in Yuen Long, saying she had fallen unconscious, and that she was confirmed dead at the hospital. An autopsy will be conducted.
A spokesman for the hospital said the case would be handed over to the Coroner’s Court.
A high-profile supporter of the police force and founder of pro-government group Justice Alliance, Lee’s sudden death sparked widespread discussion and speculation on social media, and condolences from her allies.
Her last public comment came on Saturday, when she took to Facebook to mock pro-independence activist Baggio Leung Chung-hang for seeking asylum in the United States, saying the country was “indeed a haven for Hong Kong fugitives.”
