WorldHong Kong’s first chief executive dies at 89 | East Asia Tonight, 9 Sep 2026

Name: Hong Kong’s first chief executive dies at 89 | East Asia Tonight, 9 Sep 2026
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Description: Tributes have been paid to Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive after its return to Chinese rule in 1997. He died on Tuesday, Sept. 8, aged 89, and Beijing hailed him as a key figure in the “one country, two systems” policy.

Tributes have been paid to Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive after its return to Chinese rule in 1997. He died on Tuesday, Sept. 8, aged 89, and Beijing hailed him as a key figure in the “one country, two systems” policy.

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