Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first leader under Chinese rule, laid to rest
A state funeral and public vigil will honor Tung Chee-hwa, with condolence books open at multiple venues and tributes from business leaders.
- On Sunday, Hong Kong held a state funeral for former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, attended by Politburo member Shi Taifeng, Macao Affairs Office director Xia Baolong, and current leader John Lee.
- Tung, who died at 89, steered Hong Kong through its 1997 transfer from British rule to China as a pioneering steward of the "one country, two systems" experiment, managing the Asian financial crisis and SARS.
- About 200 guests attended the service at the Hong Kong Funeral Home, where Tung's casket was draped in a Chinese flag; others paid respects at three venues across the city.
- Following his resignation, Tung served as vice-chairman of the CPPCC, the Political Consultative Conference, and in 2019 was among 42 individuals honored for contributions to the country and Sino-US relations.
- His tenure included 2003 anti-treason law protests that preceded years of activism, eventually leading to 2019 unrest and a Beijing-imposed national security law that reshaped Hong Kong's political landscape.
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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader under Chinese rule, laid to rest
BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first chief executive after the territory's handover from Britain to China, was laid to rest in a state funeral on Sunday. Tung, who took office in 1997 as Hong Kong emerged from more than 150 y...
A state funeral in Hong Kong honors Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first post-colonial leader - Regional Media News
HONG KONG (AP) - A state funeral was held Sunday for Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, who led the city through the initial years of its transition from British rule after it was returned to China in 1997. Chinese officials and Hong Kong [...]
Hong Kong pays final respects to former city leader Tung
Tung, who died this month at the age of 89, was a former shipping tycoon hand-picked by Beijing to run Hong Kong after the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule in 1997. The stauch conservative oversaw a rocky eight-year tenure until he resigned in 2005, following widespread protests. Tung's casket, draped with the Chinese national flag, was driven in a hearse from the Hong Kong Funeral Home to a crematorium on Sunday, AFP reporters s…
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