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Hong Kong's First Post-Colonial Leader Tung Chee-hwa Dies at 89
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first leader after the 1997 handover from British to Chinese rule, has died at the age of 89. A former shipping tycoon, he was selected by Beijing to govern the former British colony. His tenure, which concluded when he stepped down in 2005, was marked by crises and protests.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
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- Left (1): The New York Times
- Centre (8): BBC News, Channel News Asia, Financial Times, Forbes, Le Monde, Reuters, South China Morning Post, The Economist
- Right (1): The Daily Telegraph