POLITICS● LOWSep 8 · Sep 8, 2026, 8:39 PM
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dead at 89
Le Monde [en] · east asia
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.
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