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‘Surrounded by loved ones’: Hong Kong cancer patient who donated HK$800,000 to help young sufferers has died, family says
- Cancer patient Gabriel Yeung died ‘peacefully’ in late March surrounded by his loved ones, family reveals
- ‘What I desire most is for this world to be free of cancer and other illnesses,’ Yeung wrote on Instagram
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A 28-year-old investment banker with terminal cancer who donated HK$800,000 (US$102,480) to a Hong Kong foundation set up to help young patients with the disease has died surrounded by his loved ones, his family has revealed.
“Thank you for your love and encouragement for Gabriel [Yeung Ka-piu],” the family said in a post on his personal Instagram account on Thursday.
“Gabriel passed away peacefully in late March, before Easter, surrounded by his loved ones.
“The farewell ceremony has also concluded. Wishing you all peace and happiness.”
The family added they would not respond to messages or media inquiries.
Yeung’s posts on Facebook and Instagram have been flooded with messages of thanks and condolences.
Lilian joined the Post in 2019 as a senior reporter covering Hong Kong politics, Hong Kong-mainland issues, as well as housing and land policies. She started her career at Ming Pao in 2010 and was then a principal reporter at i-Cable News.
She has won awards for her reports on a major historic relic discovery in Hong Kong, as well as vote-rigging problems in local elections.
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