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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader, dies at 89

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader after the territory returned to Chinese rule, has died aged 89. The Shanghai-born former shipping tycoon led Hong Kong from 1997 until 2005.

• Tung Chee-hwa has died aged 89.
• He was Hong Kong’s first leader after the end of British rule.