Hong Kong’s first leader Tung Chee-hwa to be honoured with state funeral

Hong Kong authorities are planning a state funeral for Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first chief executive. According to the South China Morning Post, preparations are underway, coordinated by the city government, to honour his legacy as a deputy national-level leader and his contributions to the "one country, two systems" framework.

In other news, a Hong Kong court has found Dow Jones guilty of trying to deter a reporter, Selina Cheng, from taking a union role. The court ruled that the company's requirement for Cheng to seek prior permission to take a union role was an "unjustified deterrent" of her rights. However, the judge acquitted Dow Jones of unlawfully terminating Cheng's employment, citing corporate restructuring as the reason for her redundancy.

The city's Department of Health has also announced that Hong Kong will introduce standardised cigarette packaging from March next year, with a nine-month transition period before full enforcement in December. This move aims to reduce smoking rates by stripping all branding and decorative design from packs and updating health warnings.

Brief written by urgent.news from South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Free Press, South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, Channel News Asia, Malay Mail — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.