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Hong Kong state funeral held for Tung Chee-hwa
The story so farHong Kong held a state funeral on Sunday for Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first post-colonial chief executive, marking only the third time a Hongkonger has received such an honour since the 1997 handover. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences for Tung Chee-hwa, who was eulogised by a Beijing official as a 'staunch patriot' and 'close friend' of the Communist Party and a pioneer of 'one country, two systems.' Hong Kong's political and business elite attended a vigil on Saturday to pay their final respects, with Beijing leaders sending wreaths ahead of the state funeral.
Still watching
- How is Tung Chee-hwa's legacy viewed among ordinary Hong Kong residents, particularly those who lived through the controversies of his tenure such as the 2003 protests?
- Which other two Hongkongers previously received state funerals since the 1997 handover?
- Who delivered the official eulogy on behalf of Beijing at the state funeral, and what was the full substance of the address?
- What specific policies or decisions from Tung Chee-hwa's tenure are being reassessed or highlighted in eulogies and public commentary?
How it developed
Hong Kong state funeral held for Tung Chee-hwa
- Hong Kong held a state funeral on Sunday for Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first post-colonial chief executive, marking only the third time a Hongkonger has received such an honour since the 1997 handover.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences for Tung Chee-hwa, who was eulogised by a Beijing official as a 'staunch patriot' and 'close friend' of the Communist Party and a pioneer of 'one country, two systems.'
- Hong Kong's political and business elite attended a vigil on Saturday to pay their final respects, with Beijing leaders sending wreaths ahead of the state funeral.
Death and mourning of Hong Kong first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa
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