Tung Chee Hwa

Also known as CH Tung, C.H. Tung, Tung Chee-hwa

politician and businessman from Hong Kong

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President: Jiang Zemin , Hu Jintao
Premier: Li Peng , Zhu Rongji , Wen Jiabao
Preceded by: Office established , Chris Patten , (as Governor of Hong Kong )
Succeeded by: Donald Tsang
Chairman: Jia Qinglin , Yu Zhengsheng , Wang Yang
Appointed by: Chris Patten
Born: ( 1937-07-07 ) 7 July 1937 (age 88) , Xuhui, Shanghai , China
Spouse: Betty Tung ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 )
Education: Chung Wah Middle School
Alma mater: University of Liverpool ( BS )
Occupation: Politician businessman
Traditional chinese: 董建華
Simplified chinese: 董建华
Hanyu pinyin: Dǒng Jiànhuá
Ipa: [tʊ ̀ ŋ tɕjɛ ̂ n.xwa ̌ ]
Romanization: Ton Cie Wa
Yale romanization: Dúng Gin wàh
Jyutping: Dung Gin Waa

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: China
Father: Tung Chao Yung
Occupation: ship-owner
Languages spoken: Chinese
Image: Tung Chee Hwa.jpg
Residence: Beijing

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date of birth: 1937-07-07
Commons category: Tung Chee Hwa
nickname: 老懵董
permanent resident of: Hong Kong
honorific suffix: Grand Bauhinia Medal
candidacy in election: 1996 Hong Kong Chief Executive election
P10632: Tung Chee Hwa
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Encyclopedic overview

Tung Chee-hwa (Chinese: 董建華; born 7 July 1937) is a Hong Kong businessman and retired politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He served as a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) between 2005 and 2023.

Born as the eldest son of Chinese shipping magnate Tung Chao Yung, who founded Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), Tung took over the family business after his father's death in 1981. Four years later, OOCL teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, and the business was saved by the People's Republic of China government through Henry Fok in 1986.

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