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A state funeral in Hong Kong honors Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first post-colonial leader

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Hong Kong has held a state funeral for the city's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa. Tung, a shipping magnate and chief executive from 1997 to 2005. He died on Septrmber 8 at the age of 89. His casket was draped in a Chinese flag as it was brought out of the funeral home on Sunday.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    A state funeral in Hong Kong honors Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first post-colonial leader (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Hong Kong has held a state funeral for the city's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa. Tung, a shipping magnate and chief executive from 1997 to 2005. He died on Septrmber 8 at the age of 89. His casket was draped in a Chinese flag as it was brought out of the funeral home on Sunday.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Hong Kong pays final respects to former city leader Tung (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Hong Kong officials and the public commemorated the city's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, at his funeral on Sunday, AFP journalists saw.

  3. Al Jazeera

    State funeral honours Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Selected by Beijing in 1996, Tung Chee-hwa's tenure shaped post-colonial Hong Kong during a turbulent political era.

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