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Post-surgery complications claim life of young Hong Kong lung transplant patient at centre of public search for donor

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A 24-year-old Hong Kong woman who received a successful lung transplant after a public campaign for a donor last month passed away on Friday morning due to post-operative infections, according to medical sources.Ng Lok-ching died one month after undergoing surgery at Queen Mary Hospital, where she was admitted with a rare medical condition.Her doctors said Ng’s body had been unable to produce sufficient blood cells for years, a condition known as severe aplastic anaemia (SAA). She developed…

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