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Tributes pour in as Hong Kong mourns death of Tung Chee-hwa, first chief executive

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive who oversaw the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule, has died. According to a statement from his office issued in the early hours on Wednesday, he died on Tuesday at the age of 89, surrounded by his loved ones. It is understood that he died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. Tung was also a vice-chairman of China’s top political advisory body,…

Tributes pour in as Hong Kong mourns death of Tung Chee-hwa, first chief executive

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