Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s First Chief Executive, Dies at 89
Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under Chinese sovereignty, has died at the age of 89. His passing marks the end of an era for Hong Kong's post-handover political history.
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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong chief executive, 1937-2026
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Tung Chee-hwa, who served as Hong Kong’s first chief executive and oversaw the 1997 return of the city to Chinese rule, has died. The former vice-chairman of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), died on Tuesday at the age of 89, according to a statement from his office issued in the early hours on Wednesday. He was last seen in public in July 2021 when he attended the premiere of a film to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundi...
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Read full article →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
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