Tung Chee-hwa, first Hong Kong chief executive, dies at 89
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Tung Chee-hwa
Hong Kong
September 8, 2026
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Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of Hong Kong after the 1997 handover, has died at 89. He passed away in a hospital.
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