
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first chief executive after the 1997 handover from British to Chinese rule, has died aged 89, according to the BBC. His tenure as the territory's first post-colonial leader was marked by crises and mass protests, including the 2003 demonstrations against proposed security legislation that contributed to his early resignation in 2005.
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