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Hong Kong teenager studying law in London who was killed in Bangkok bomb blast was 'kind, cheerful food blogger crazy about Canto-pop', friends recall

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Vivian Chan was studying law in the UK. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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A Hong Kong resident who was studying law in Britain and was killed by a devastating bomb blast in Bangkok on Monday, was today described by former schoolmates as a kind, cheerful teenager who loved blogging about food and was crazy about Canto-pop.

Vivian Chan Wing-yan, 19, was a hard worker and a good singer, according to her school friends.

Chan was travelling in Thailand with her friend Arcadia Pang Wan-chee, 24, when they were both killed in the bomb attack on Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine on Monday night.

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Harrow International School pupil Michelle Lou said she had only heard about her former schoolmate’s death this morning and was still in shock.

READ MORE: Did this Hong Kong woman see the bomber? Bangkok blast survivor speaks from hospital bed

“She was a really kind and cheerful person in general – she really loved to travel around and just go to a lot of different, good restaurants,” she said.

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Ben Lee and his girlfriend were travelling with Chan and Pang in Bangkok. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Ben Lee and his girlfriend were travelling with Chan and Pang in Bangkok. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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