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Hundreds mourn Hong Kong champion of prisoners' rights Shiu Ka-chun

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Shiu, a social worker who rose to prominence during Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement, died last month aged 55 after earlier revealing he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.

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The Standard

Hundreds mourn Hong Kong champion of prisoners' rights

Hundreds filed into a Hong Kong church on Saturday to pay respects to the city's best-known advocate for prisoners' rights who galva...

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Malay Mail

Hong Kong mourns Shiu Ka-chun, the lecturer and social worker who fought for prisoner rights, lost to cancer at 55

HONG KONG, Feb 15 — Hundreds filed into a Hong Kong church on Saturday to pay respects to the city’s best-known advocate for prisoners’ rights who galvanised the public to support jailed demonstrators. Shiu Ka-chun, a social worker who represented his profession in Hong Kong’s legislature, died last month aged 55 after earlier revealing he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Watched by dozens of plainclothes police, people queued to enter the Met…

25 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Channel News Asia

Hundreds mourn Hong Kong champion of prisoners' rights Shiu Ka-chun

Shiu, a social worker who rose to prominence during Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement, died last month aged 55 after earlier revealing he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.

26 days ago·Singapore

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South China Morning Post

‘A loss to the city’: memorial held for ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Shiu Ka-chun

Friends, relatives and members of the public pay respects to veteran social worker, who died in January at 55 after battling cancer.

26 days ago·Hong Kong

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pokonews.com

A whole lot mourn Hong Kong champion of prisoners' rights Shiu Ka

A social employee and college lecturer, Shiu rose to prominence throughout Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Motion — a civil disobedience marketing campaign to push for real elections — and was later jailed for it. Through the 163 days he spent behind bars, Shiu clashed with guards over prisoners’ welfare and he championed the trigger after his launch. Wall-fare, a assist group began by Shiu, was credited with serving to households navigate the maze of…

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