Yee-Chong LEE

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Title of the report Sichuan Earthquake – One year on Name of media Now TV Country China Yee-Chong LEE joined Now TV news channel in 2006 as part time reporter, and became full time staff after his graduation from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2007. After the Sichuan earthquake, he stayed there for one month to cover the disaster.

The deadly earthquake in Sichuan on May 12th, 2008 claimed as many as 50,000 lives. TheVictim’s relatives maintained that the huge death toll was due to bad quality constructions. Yee-Chong Lee and his camera crew headed back to the epicentre to investigate the latest development in the issue of substandard construction. While the Chinese government denies any responsibility, relatives of the victims are trying to make their voices heard.
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