{"id":24890,"date":"2026-09-09T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24890"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:11:39","slug":"former-hong-kong-chief-executive-tung-chee-hwa-dies-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24890","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa Dies at 89<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tung Chee-hwa, former chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People\u2019s Political Consultative Conference, has died at the age of 89.<\/p>\n<p>He died of illness in Hong Kong at 9:57 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Tung is remembered as an important contributor to the implementation of the \u201cone country, two systems\u201d principle. 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He died of illness in Hong Kong at 9:57 p.m. on Tuesday. 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