FORMER disc jockey, J. J. Chan, the only Chinese AIDS patient who has spoken out about his disease in a government campaign, has died.
Chan, 35, developed pneumonia before he died peacefully with his family alongside him early on Wednesday morning at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Consultant Dr Patrick Li Chung-ki said his patient's last hope was that he would not die in pain.
'He had been in hospital for more than a month and his general condition was deteriorating,' he said.
'We mobilised our pain control unit and J. J. told us it helped a lot. He was not in agony when he died. He passed away peacefully.' Dr Li said Chan had worried about how the public would receive his public service announcement, which was screened frequently this week, even after his death.
He had chosen to keep a low profile after the press conference to launch the television campaign on May 19. 'He was different from Mike Sinclair. J. J. was under a lot of stress. He needed a lot of support from us and we gave him much encouragement,' said Dr Li.
Sinclair, who practised dentistry before revealing his infection, died in February.