2026-10-01 · South China Morning Post
🔮 Tung Chee-hwa’s task as Hong Kong’s chief executive was without precedent
Hong Kong can pay tribute to Tung by bringing the same seriousness, patience and sense of common purpose to its next chapter of development
For many, Tung will always be associated with the formidable demands of the early years after the return to the motherland – the Asian financial crisis, the bursting of the property bubble, severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and sharp social divisions. assertive