# Public memorial held for former HKSAR Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa

https://mins.news/en/item/66721

- CGTN, 2026-09-20 07:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-20/Public-memorial-held-for-former-HKSAR-Chief-Executive-Tung-Chee-hwa-1QADJrcNtG8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Hong Kong held a public memorial on Sunday for Tung Chee-hwa, who served as the HKSAR’s first and second-term chief executive and as a vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee. Tung died of illness on September 8 at age 89. Central and Hong Kong officials attended the service.

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