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A Richmond lawyer, who has faced a law society probe since 2016 over the disappearance of $7.5 million from trust accounts, has had a short administrative suspension lifted.

Hong Guo’s suspension by the Law Society of B.C. went into effect on May 30 and had been lifted by Thursday.

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The Law Society would not reveal why Guo was suspended, saying that information is confidential. Guo, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Richmond last year, said in a written statement that she missed one letter from the Law Society about a question she had to answer.

She did not respond to a query from Postmedia on what question she was being asked.

While Guo was suspended, she could not practice law.

On Thursday evening, she sent a short email concerning her suspension: “Lifted.”

On Friday, the law society confirmed the suspension had been lifted and that a lawyer appointed to manage her practice while the suspension was in place has been removed.