Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70

Lam was taken to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei on Tuesday and later fell into a coma, reported the South China Morning Post citing local media.

Lam passed away at Mackay Memorial Hospital late in Taipei on Thursday after suffering from lung cancer, regional media said.

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who defied China and fled to Taiwan, has died aged 70.