Lam Wing-kee, founder of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay Books, passed away in Taiwan on July 2 due to cancer at the age of 70. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te posted a tribute, praising his witness to the value of freedom of speech.
On July 2, 2026, Lam Wing-kee, who had been secretly detained by the Chinese Communist Party for eight months over the Causeway Bay Books incident and rebuilt the bookstore after fleeing to Taiwan, died of illness at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei at the age of 70; Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council and people from various walks of life expressed deep condolences one after another.