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Cancelling the whole event, however, was "never on the table," according to Lynette Howell Taylor, an LA-based British film producer and member of the Academy's board of governors, who lost her own house in the fires.

Chinese people often air their grievances online, says Lynette Ong, a political science professor at the University of Toronto, who has carried out significant research on how the Chinese state responds to push back from its people.

"These are symptoms of a society with a lot of pent-up grievances," Lynette Ong, professor of Chinese politics at the University of Toronto in Canada, told AFP news agency in November.

Meanwhile, Lynette McIntosh, who lives just outside Bishop, could not be more delighted by the election results.

A ministry of justice spokesperson said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Lynette White as they come to terms with this difficult news."