# Former HKSAR Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa dies at 89

https://mins.news/en/item/52333

- CGTN, 2026-09-09 06:15 UTC
- Politics
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> Tung Chee-hwa, former vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and former chief executive of Hong Kong, died of illness in Hong Kong at 9:57 p.m. Tuesday at the age of 89. He served as the HKSAR’s first and second chief executive and was a vice chairman of the 10th through 13th CPPCC National Committees.

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