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Wynna Wong

Leung Chai-yan, daughter of Hong Kong’s former chief executive Leung Chun-ying, has died at the age of 33.
The city’s ex-leader confirmed the news on his Facebook account early on Wednesday, saying: “Chai-yan has passed away, very suddenly.
“She left without saying a word, simply lying peacefully in bed. She even proactively went to get a flu shot just a few days ago.
“We are grateful for police and forensic investigations, which have ruled out suicide and other suspicious circumstances.”
He also thanked his friends for their care, understanding and condolences during “this most difficult time for our family”.
Chai-yan was the second child and elder daughter of Hong Kong’s third chief executive.

Police said a 33-year-old woman, surnamed Leung, was found dead at her home at 1 Oi Tak Street in Chai Wan on Tuesday evening.
Officers responded to a report at around 10.40pm from building employees who were concerned after finding her unresponsive inside her flat.
Paramedics confirmed her death, with authorities saying the precise cause would be determined pending the results of a postmortem examination.
In her last Instagram post on March 6, Chai-yan said that she was “really sick” and would “revert back in [three to five] business days”.
In another post in the same month, she said she felt that 2024 “was just somehow not my year” and called it a “horror show day after day”.
Chai-yan’s health and public responses had caught the public’s eye, especially because her words and actions were heavily scrutinised when her father was the city leader.
In December 2016, Leung announced he would not be seeking a second term to spare his family “unbearable pressure due to my electioneering”.


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‘She left without saying a word, simply lying peacefully in bed. Just a few days ago, she even proactively went to get a flu shot,’ CY Leung says


‘She left without saying a word, simply lying peacefully in bed. Just a few days ago, she even proactively went to get a flu shot,’ CY Leung says.


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