Hong Kong’s First Post-Colonial Leader Tung Chee-hwa Dies at 89

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89 - AP News

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89  AP News

Tung Chee-hwa, Who Led Hong Kong After Its Return to China, Dies at 89

As the first leader of the former British colony after its handover, he balanced the demands of Beijing and Hong Kongers, making it clear that Beijing was now in charge.

By Austin Ramzy and Keith Bradsher

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong chief executive, 1937-2026

Political leader whose administration was buffeted by the Asian financial crisis, Sars epidemic and a contentious security bill

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dead at 89

The former shipping tycoon was hand-picked by Beijing to run the former British colony after its return to Chinese rule in 1997. He had a rocky tenure until he stepped down in 2005.

Tributes pour in as Hong Kong mourns death of Tung Chee-hwa, first chief executive

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive who oversaw the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule, has died. According to a statement from his office issued in the early hours on Wednesday, he died on Tuesday at the age of 89, surrounded by his loved ones. It is understood that he died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. Tung was also a vice-chairman of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. In this live blog, the South China Morning...

By Emily Hung

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89

Tung Chee-hwa had little political experience before he was picked to be the first leader of the southern Chinese territory after British colonial rule ended.

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89

HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong 's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, who struggled to cope with an Asian financial crisis and growing protests fo

Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa dies aged 89

Hand-picked by Beijing to run Hong Kong after the 1997 handover, the former shipping tycoon oversaw a rocky tenure until he stepped down in 2005.

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first leader under Chinese rule, dies at 89

A former shipping tycoon, Tung Chee-hwa led Hong Kong as it emerged from more than 150 years of British colonial rule.

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first post-Handover leader, dies at 89

Former Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa has died at the age of 89. The city’s first leader following its 1997 Handover from Britain passed away peacefully on Tuesday, according to his office. Tung resigned in 2005 citing health reasons, and was succeeded by his chief secretary Donald Tsang. Born in Shanghai in July 1937, […]

By Hong Kong Free Press