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Why did Leslie Cheung jump off the 24th floor?

Because of severe depression.

On April/KOOC-0/day, 2003, at 8: 43 pm, Leslie Cheung fell out of control from the fitness center on the 24th floor of Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital, where he died before admission (/KOOC-0/8: 45). Queen Mary Hospital 19: 06 declared the rescue invalid at the age of 46.

This sudden news shocked the whole China society. After the incident, the Missionary League held a prayer movement the next night. Leslie Cheung met Chen Shufen, the manager, in the lobby cafe of Mandarin Oriental Hotel before falling. Chen Shufen waited for a long time, but didn't show up.

So I walked out of the hotel and waited, and then I saw Leslie Cheung fall in front of me. Ms. Chen Shufen, the manager, confirmed that Leslie Cheung suffered from depression (emotional illness) and had been trying to treat it for many years, and died because her illness was out of control.

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Being sick is just unfortunate, and the prevalence rate of depression is as high as 5% to 10%. During the year of illness, Leslie Cheung continued to compose music, record songs and participate in charity activities. While enduring the pain of "it hurts like tearing meat apart", I tried my best to seek medical advice. Chinese medicine and western medicine have tried their best;

In June 2002, he committed suicide out of control and was rescued. After that, Leslie Cheung may have a premonition that darkness will come at any time, make a will, donate charity funds, and settle everyone around him, including the driver.

On the night of leaving, countless people remembered the youth they had walked together. Within a few days, the world's major news media, such as Reuters, AFP, Associated Press and so on. , all reported, even China CCTV's "Thirty Minutes of News" Dou Shi also reported the death of a Hong Kong artist in an unprecedented way.