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Tung Chee Hwa
Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
People's Republic of China
Mr Tung was born in Shanghai on May 29, 1937, the first child of shipping businessman Tung Chao Yung and Koo Lee Ching. After completing secondary school in Hong Kong, Mr Tung studied in the United Kingdom and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering. Mr Tung then worked for General Electric and the family business in the United States before returning to Hong Kong in 1969 to join the family group business.
Mr Tung was elected the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China(PRC) in December 1996 and assumed office on July 1, 1997 for a five-year term. Mr Tung was elected uncontested in February 2002 and his second term began on July 1, 2002.
Prior to his election, Mr Tung was vice-chairman of the then Preparatory Committee of the HKSAR and a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser to the PRC. He was a member of the Eighth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Mr Tung is married to Betty Chiu Hung Ping. They have three children and nine grandchildren. |
| Source£ºBoao Forum For Asia |
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