State funeral honours Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa

Hong Kong held a state funeral for Tung Chee-hwa, its first post-colonial leader, on September 19, 2026. Tung, who died on September 8 at the age of 89, was the first chief executive of the city after its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including current chief executive John Lee and former chief executives, attended the ceremony, where Tung's coffin, draped in the national flag of China, was carried by pallbearers to a hearse.