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CE expresses sorrow over Tung Chee-hwa's passing

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Hong Kong's first Chief Executive, Tung Chee‑hwa, who died at the age of 89. In a statement, Lee said Tung's leadership was exemplary in ensuring Hong Kong's smooth return to the motherland and implementing "One Country, Two Systems". Lee said during Tung's tenure, he steered Hong Kong through the Asian financial…

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Trump makes 9/11 about himself, again

IN President Donald Trump’s telling at a White House event on Tuesday, two firefighters bodily lifted him to safety from a site near an unstable building after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks.

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