Tung Chee-hwa, 1st Hong Kong chief after 1997 handover, dies at 89

Tung Chee-hwa, who served as Hong Kong's first chief executive after the Chinese territory's return from British rule in 1997, died Tuesday, his office said. He was 89.Tung died in a hospital, according to local media.He resigned in 2005 during his second term after widespread public opposition to enacting national security legislation in postcolonial Hong Kong.A pro-Beijing businessman-turned-politician, Tung later served as vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body.He last appeared in public in July 2021. Local media said …READ FULL ARTICLE