# Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader under Chinese rule, laid to rest

https://mins.news/en/item/66030

- Reuters, 2026-09-20 06:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tung-chee-hwa-hong-kongs-first-leader-under-chinese-rule-laid-rest-2026-09-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaf78bafbc2160001c2d6fa

> Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive after the territory was handed from Britain to China, was laid to rest at a state funeral on Sunday.

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