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Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, dies aged 89
South China Morning Post · east asia
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 founding...
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