# Tributes pour in for former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa after his death

https://mins.news/en/video/51610

- CNA, 2026-09-09 15:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jPG5TOkEEI

> Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader after the city returned to Chinese rule, has died at 89. His office said he passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 8, surrounded by family; no cause was given. Chief Executive John Lee called his contribution “visionary” and “exceptionally significant.”

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