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‘Like a father to me’: Hong Kong bids farewell to Tung Chee-hwa in weekend vigil

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SCMP Reporters. (2026, September 19). ‘Like a father to me’: Hong Kong bids farewell to Tung Chee-hwa in weekend vigil. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368094/father-me-hong-kong-bids-farewell-tung-chee-hwa-weekend-vigil?utm_source=rss_feed

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Hong Kong held a weekend vigil to mourn its first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, who died on September 8 at the age of 89. The tribute included a memorial service at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Saturday and a state funeral scheduled for Sunday. Tributes have come from political figures, business leaders, and ordinary citizens alike, recognizing Tung’s leadership through significant challenges like the Asian financial crisis and Sars outbreak. Public condolences are now restricted to invitation-only due to venue limitations but can be expressed by signing condolence books at community halls between September 18 and 20.
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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial chief executive who died on September 8 at age 89, was honored with a state funeral in Hong Kong on Sunday. The ceremony followed an invitation-only vigil held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Saturday and drew top officials including Beijing’s Shi Taifeng, Wang Dongfeng, and Xia Baolong, along with current chief executive John Lee and former leaders Leung Chun-ying, Carrie Lam, and Donald Tsang. Hong Kong police established high security measures for the event, setting up a command center at their headquarters in Wan Chai to guard the route from the funeral home to Cape Collinson Crematorium in Chai Wan. The public could sign condolence books at three community halls until Sunday noon, though initial plans for an open memorial service were scaled back due to venue constraints. Tung is remembered as a pioneering figure under "one country, two systems," steering Hong Kong through significant challenges like the 1997 Asian financial crisis and Sars outbreak.

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Asian Chai Wan Hong Kong North Point The South China Morning Post

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Hong Kong GPE · 3× North Point GPE · 2× Tung PERSON · 2× Tung Chee-hwa PERSON · 2× Asian NORP · 1× Chai Wan GPE · 1× Leopold Chen PERSON · 1× Lo Hoi-ying PERSON · 1× SCMP ORG · 1× The South China Morning Post ORG · 1×

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‘Like a father to me’: Hong Kong bids farewell to Tung Chee-hwa in weekend vigil Vigil at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Saturday to be followed by state funeral on Sunday Hong Kong is mourning the loss of its first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, in a weekend vigil, with tributes pouring in from political and business heavyweights as well as members of the public.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19
🔮 Saturday’s rituals, held at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point, will be followed by a state funeral on Sunday.
2026-09-19 · South China Morning Post
‘Like a father to me’: Hong Kong bids farewell to Tung Chee-hwa in weekend vigil · assertive framing

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‘Like a father to me’: Hong Kong bids farewell to Tung Chee-hwa in weekend vigil Vigil at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Saturday to be followed by state funeral on Sunday Hong Kong is mourning the loss of its first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, in a weekend vigil, with tributes pouring in from political and business heavyweights as well as members of the public. asserted
tributes → bid → public
Tung, who died at the age of 89 on September 8, led Hong Kong through ups and downs – the Asian financial crisis in 1997, the Sars outbreak in 2003 and a V-shaped rebound in the economy that followed. asserted
that → die → economy
Saturday’s rituals, held at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point, will be followed by a state funeral on Sunday. asserted
rituals → hold → Sunday
The South China Morning Post has learned that Tung will be cremated at Cape Collinson Crematorium in Chai Wan. asserted
Tung → learn → Wan
The previous arrangement of holding a public memorial service is now limited to people with invitations only due to venue constraints. asserted
arrangement → hold → constraints
Members of the public can pay their respects by leaving messages in condolence books at three community halls between September 18 and 20. asserted
Members → pay → September
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