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Hong Kong's First Post-Colonial Leader Tung Chee-Hwa Dies Aged 89
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Tung Chee-Hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong following the 1997 handover from Britain to China, has passed away at age 89. He was a key figure in the implementation of the Basic Law, which serves as the territory's mini-constitution.
Why it matters
His death marks the end of an era for the first generation of post-colonial leadership in Hong Kong, a period defined by the transition to Chinese sovereignty.
In 1985, Tung joined a committee to aid in the writing of the Basic Law, Hong Kong's…
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