POLITICS● LOW1h ago · Sep 20, 2026, 1:08 AM
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive, honoured with state funeral
South China Morning Post · east asia
Hong Kong is bidding farewell to its first post-colonial chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, on Sunday at a state funeral – only the third time a Hongkonger has received such an honour since the 1997 handover. Tung, who died at the age of 89 on September 8, led Hong Kong through a series of ups and downs, including the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the 2003 Sars outbreak and the V-shaped economic recovery that followed. Sunday’s funeral follows a vigil held the previous day at the Hong Kong Funeral...
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