A state funeral in Hong Kong honors Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first post-colonial leader
- Chinese officials and Hong Kong political leaders attended the service, only the third state funeral in the former British colony since the 1997 handover.
- Tung, a shipping magnate who was the city's chief executive from 1997
- Selected by Beijing in 1996, Tung Chee-hwa’s tenure shaped post-handover Hong Kong during a turbulent political era.
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- Chinese officials and Hong Kong political leaders attended the service, only the third state funeral in the former British colony since the 1997 handover.
- Tung, a shipping magnate who was the city's chief executive from 1997
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- Selected by Beijing in 1996, Tung Chee-hwa’s tenure shaped post-handover Hong Kong during a turbulent political era.
Sources: ABC News, Al Jazeera