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‘Like a father to me’: Hong Kong bids farewell to Tung Chee-hwa in weekend vigil
19 Sept 2026, 06:47 UTC · 3 independent sources
🚨 HONG KONG BIDS FAREWELL TO TUNG CHEE-HWA
Hong Kong is holding a state funeral on Sunday for its first post-colonial chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa.
Tung died at 89 on September 8.
Saturday’s vigil was held at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point.
Beijing leaders sent wreaths ahead of the funeral. Hong Kong’s political and business elite attended the vigil.
Source: South China Morning Post, Al Jazeera #HongKong
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- South China Morning Post
‘Like a father to me’: Hong Kong bids farewell to Tung Chee-hwa in weekend vigil
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s political, business elite pay final respects to Tung Chee-hwa
- South China Morning Post
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive, honoured with state funeral
- Al Jazeera
State funeral honours Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa
- South China Morning Post
‘His love for Hong Kong was profound’: Tung Chee-hwa honoured at state funeral
- abcnews.com
A state funeral in Hong Kong honors Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first post-colonial leader