Hong Kong holds state funeral for first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa
Hong Kong held a state funeral on Sunday for Tung Chee-hwa, its first post-colonial leader, at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point. The service, only the third state funeral since the 1997 handover from Britain, was attended by senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Politburo member Shi Taifeng, Beijing’s top Hong Kong affairs official Xia Baolong, and current Chief Executive John Lee .
Tung, a shipping magnate who served as chief executive from 1997 to 2005, died on Sept. 8 at 89. His casket, draped in China’s national flag, was carried by pallbearers including Lee and former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to a hearse bound for Cape Collinson Crematorium .
About 200 invited guests attended the service, while the public signed condolence books at three venues across the city. Tung led Hong Kong through the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the 2003 SARS outbreak, and mass protests that year against proposed national security legislation, which was later shelved. He resigned in 2005, citing health reasons .
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