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

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader after the city’s return to Chinese rule, has died aged 89, his office said Wednesday.

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first leader after the city's return to Chinese rule in 1997, died aged 89 peacefully in presence of family on Tuesday.

The British consulate general in Hong Kong said Tung played a “historic role” as the city’s first chief executive after the 1997 handover.