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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader, dies aged 89

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The West Australian·5h ago
Tung Chee-hwa, HK first leader under China, dies at 89
Tung Chee-hwa, the man who took over the rule of Hong Kong when it was handed back to China by the British, has died at the age of 89.
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