WorldTung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader under Chinese rule, dies at 89
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive after the territory was handed from British to Chinese rule, has died at 89. In his inaugural speech on July 1, 1997, he said Hong Kong’s people would, for the first time, control their own destiny.
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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader under Chinese rule, dies at 89
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