On 11 November 2019, Lee Chi-cheung, a 57-year-old construction worker, was doused in flammable liquid and set on fire in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong.
The immolation occurred during an altercation between Lee and a group of protesters on a walkway linking the Bayshore Towers housing complex with the Ma On Shan Public Library.
He was shown in photos at the station standing shirtless and conscious, presumably after he had been set on fire, causing suspicion that the incident had been staged.
Lee said he was struck on the head while trying to stop them from smashing windows and damaging facilities at Ma On Shan MTR station.
In an interview with CGTN, Lee's wife said that her husband was in a coma and had undergone skin surgery on his hands and needed further surgical procedures on his face, abdomen, and chest.
Lee failed to identify Chan as the woman who argued with him but recognized one of their voices as the one who told the protesters to run at the railway station.