Tung Chee-Hwa, Hong Kong's First Post-Colonial Leader, Dies at Age 89
He was credited with advancing the one country, two systems framework and later led Beijing-backed advisory bodies after leaving office.
- On Tuesday, Hong Kong's first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, died at age 89, with his office confirming he passed away peacefully surrounded by family members.
- Born in Shanghai in 1937, Tung led the shipping firm Orient Overseas for 14 years before a 400-member committee elected him with 320 votes in 1997.
- His tenure faced the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2003 Sars outbreak; a July 1, 2003 mass protest forced Tung to withdraw a controversial national security Bill.
- Tung resigned in 2005 citing health concerns, later serving 18 years as vice-chairman of the Political Consultative Conference and founding the China-United States Exchange Foundation.
- Following years of declining health since 2021 surgery, Tung is survived by his wife, Betty Chiu, and three children; his net worth was US$3.2 billion.
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Tung Chee-hwa, the first leader of Hong Kong after the return of the former British colony to Chinese sovereignty, died at the age of 89, informed his office on Wednesday. The former naval tycoon was personally chosen by Beijing to command the important economic center after the transfer, in 1997, and had a mandate marked by crises and protests until he resigned in 2005.
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Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader has passed away. Tung Chee-hwa died on Tuesday at the age of 89 in the presence of his family, his office reports. He led the Chinese region from 1997 to 2005.
Shanghai (China), 9 Sep (EFE).- The first head of the Hong Kong Executive after the end of the British colonial era and the retrocession to China, Tung Chee-hwa, died Tuesday at 89 years after a life of business success and a term (1997-2005) that began on a good footing but led to a [...] Entry Dies at 89 years old Tung Chee-hwa, the first head of the postcolonial Hong Kong Executive was first published in HolaNews.
Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, who served as the first head of government after Hong Kong's return from Britain to China in 1997, has passed away at the age of 89. According to Hong Kong's Ming Pao on the 9th, Tung's family and others issued a statement announcing that he died on the 8th. Former Chief Executive Tung was born in Shanghai in 1937 and, as a child
The former leader of Hong Kong took office in 1997, when British rule ended, and then faced financial crises, epidemics and protests.
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