State funeral honours Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa

Selected by Beijing in 1996, Tung Chee-hwa’s tenure shaped post-handover Hong Kong during a turbulent political era.Published On 20 Sep 202620 Sep 2026Hong Kong has given a state funeral to Tung Chee-hwa, its first post-colonial leader, only the third time the city has granted such an honour since Britain returned it to Chinese rule in 1997.Senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials bid farewell to Tung at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Sunday, a day after a public vigil that drew dozens of political and business figures.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3China’s support for Iran shows its limits as US ramps up pressure on Tehranlist 2 of 3Hong Kong court rules Dow Jones tried to stop journalist taking union rolelist 3 of 3Hong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activistsend of listTung, Hong Kong’s first chief executive, died on September 8 at the age of 89.Members of the public could pay their respects by signing condolence books at three community halls until Sunday noon.The funeral committee, made up of 87 members, was chaired by Shi Taifeng, a senior Chinese Communist Party Politburo member and vice chairman of the Chinese People’s Po...