Wei Ling enjoyed driving and admitted to speeding on a visit to New Hampshire in 1995; she was pulled over by highway police but was released by the sympathetic officer after discussing the caning of Michael Fay.
[4] In 2015, shortly after the death of her father, Lee Wei Ling published an autobiographical book, A Hakka Woman's Singapore, based on columns that she had previously written.
They "felt threatened by Lee Hsien Loong's misuse of his position and influence over the Singapore government and its agencies to drive his personal agenda".
They also criticised the influence of Ho Ching over the government, and alleged that the Prime Minister harboured political ambitions for his son, Li Hongyi.
[15][16] In August 2020, Lee Wei Ling stated on a Facebook post that she had been diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder that results in the weakening of certain muscles.