Ex-Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa worked to bridge US-China divide even in final years

DT Denise TsangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-09 · 12:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first chief executive, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89. In his final years, he maintained a low public profile but continued efforts to bridge the divide between China and the United States. In December 2020, Tung delivered a keynote speech at the South China Morning Post's China Conference, speaking in his capacity as vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a position he held until 2023. He made few public appearances during this period, with one notable instance being his visit to the South China Morning Post headquarters accompanied by his wife.

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Tung Chee-hwa stepped down from his role as vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in 2023.

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Tung Chee-hwa visited the South China Morning Post's headquarters on December 1, 2020.

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first chief executive, died at the age of 89.

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Tung Chee-hwa continued to help bridge the China-US divide in the final years of his life.

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1-MIN READ1-MIN0ListenPublished: 8:30pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 11:11pm, 9 Sep 2026Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive who died on Tuesday at the age of 89, kept a low profile in the final years of his life, making only a few public appearances but continuing to help bridge the China-US divide.Wearing a face mask and accompanied by his wife Betty Tung Chiu Hung-ping, Tung visited the China-morning-post" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="12558" data-entity-type="organization">South China Morning Post’s headquarters in Causeway Bay on December 1, 2020, to deliver a keynote speech at the China Conference organised by the company.Tung Chee-hwa sits down with SCMP’s Tammy TamTung spoke in his capacity as a vice-chairman of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a role he stepped down from in 2023.

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