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Tung Chee-hwa dies, first leader of Hong Kong after sovereignty transition
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Tung Chee-hwa dies, first leader of Hong Kong after sovereignty transition

SAPO Notícias9 September 2026 at 04:51

Tung Chee-hwa, the first leader of Hong Kong after the transfer of the former British colony to China in 1997, died at age 89, his office announced today.

Tung Chee-hwa was the first chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a position he held during the first years after the sovereignty transition, when the territory ceased to be a British colony and came under Chinese control.

His office issued a statement announcing the death of Tung Chee-hwa at age 89, without specifying the cause of death.

Tung Chee-hwa was a central figure in the political history of Hong Kong in the period immediately following the sovereignty transfer, leading the territory during a significant transition phase.

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