Ex-Hong Kong opposition lawmaker and career social worker Shiu Ka-chun dies at 55 after cancer battle

By Olga Wong and Kahon Chan

Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Shiu Ka-chun has died at the age of 55 after a battle with stomach cancer.

The career social worker died at 12.41am on Friday surrounded by family and friends, according to a post on his Instagram account.

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