Tung: ‘A life of patriotism, dedication and service’

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Tung: ‘A life of patriotism, dedication and service’

Published: 10:14, September 10, 2026

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Tung: ‘A life of patriotism, dedication and service’

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Tributes pour in for the first HKSAR chief executive, who is hailed as a major contributor to Hong Kong’s smooth return to the motherland and the successful implementation of ‘one country, two systems’

President Xi Jinping presents Tung Chee-hwa with a national honorary title in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the implementation of “one country, two systems” policy and Hong Kong’s smooth return to the motherland in Beijing on Sept 29, 2019. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

Then-president Jiang Zemin meets Tung, then-chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 6, 1999. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

Four prospective candidates for the inaugural HKSAR chief executive election — (from left) Peter Woo Kwong-ching, Simon Li Fook-sean, Yang Ti-liang and Tung — make a joint appearance on Nov 7, 1996. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Tung shakes hands with people who gathered for the National Day flag-raising ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Oct 1, 1998. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

Tung meets frontline healthcare workers caring for SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) patients at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung on June 14, 2003. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

Tung greets a Chinese mainland delegation of 2004 Olympic Games gold medalists upon their arrival at Hong Kong International Airport on Sept 6, 2004. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Tung, then chief executive-elect, meets Chris Patten, Hong Kong’s last British governor, at Government House on Dec 23, 1996. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Tung walks to a news conference at government headquarters to announce his resignation on March 10, 2005. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Tung is seen in his office as the first chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR on July 3, 1997. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

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