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	Tung Chee Hwa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tung Chee Hwa, with nominations from more than 700 members of the electoral college, was uncontested in the election for a second term.
		Tung subsequently took office as Chief Executive designate, with the assistance of a newly formed cabinet (Executive Council) and a few officers seconded from the then Hong Kong government to help in the preparation of the HKSAR government.
		During Tung's first term the government came up with a number of reform proposals and plenty of grand infrastructure projects were proposed, including a technology park, a science park, a Chinese medicine centre and a Disney theme park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tung_Chee-hwa

	Tung Chee Hwa's resignation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tung Chee Hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong, announced the submission of his resignation to the Central People's Government (CPG) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on March 10, 2005.
		From 26 February 2005 onwards, there were rumours that Tung Chee Hwa would be nominated to the election of vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of the PRC, an honorific position with no real power.
		Tung's resignation hit the headlines on all local newspapers, except for the three controlled by the PRC government, namely Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po and Hong Kong Commercial Daily, on the morning of March 2.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tung_Chee_Hwa's_resignation

	BBC Politics 97
		Tung Chee-Hwa, Hong Kong's new leader, was appointed the chief executive-designate of Hong Kong on December 11, 1996.
		Tung has a strong attachment to the traditional Chinese values of family, thrift, conformity and consensus with the overriding desire for stability.
		Tung is a classic Conservative Hong Kong pro-Chinese businessman, with an aversion to democracy and elected legislatures.
	www.bbc.co.uk /politics97/hk/tung.shtml

	Boston.com / News / World / Asia / Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa to resign
		Tung Chee-hwa, who has led the former British colony since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997, would step down with two years left in his term, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
		Tung was elected by an 800-member election committee dominated by people partial to Beijing.
		As rumors swirled for 10 days that he was quitting, Tung declined to address the chatter about his future -- prompting opposition lawmakers to say he was embarrassing one of Asia's most affluent, modern and efficient societies.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/03/09/hong_kong_leader_tung_chee_hwa_to_resign

	Tung Chee-hwa
		Tung won a landslide victory in the election for Chief Executive of the new government as many had expected, since the 400 voters of the electoral college were carefully chosen by the Beijing government and cannot be said to have adequately or appropriately represented the people of Hong Kong.
		Tung's leadership in his first five years in office was often the subject of jokes and ridicule, if not more so in his second term.
		Born in Shanghai, Tung's family moved to Hong Kong when he was ten and his father, Tung Chao Yung, went on to become a very successful entrepreneur.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/tung_chee_hwa

	Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.
		Tung needs to project himself as a firm, confident and benevolent political leader in the context of Chinese paternalistic political culture and stop acting like a permissive and vacillating father figure who looks to foreigners for useless advice and dubious guidance.
		Tung has repeatedly told the people in Hong Kong that the central government does not want Hong Kong to be added to its list of headaches and that Hong Kong should govern itself by strict observation of the Basic Law.
		Tung, not unlike all other government leaders, has unavoidably made his share of decisions that some would considered mistakes - for no politician can please everyone in a complex society, much less in a society like Hong Kong where socio-political cohesion had been systemically erased by a British colonial policy of divide and rule.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/GC23Ad05.html

	Association for Asia Research- Making the worst of A bad situation
		After Tung cut the salaries of civil servants -- which led to a demonstration by 30,000 civil servants last year -- he was still full of praise for the bureaucrats in his Jan. 8 speech.
		Tung has also completely ignored the wish of Hong Kong residents to push for the development of democratic politics through a review of the government system.
		As Tung bragged at the Legislative Council about how hard he has worked, legislators asked him: "Have you considered resigning to make room for better men with new thinking?" At that moment Tung seemed a little agitated and took down his eyeglasses.
	www.asianresearch.org /articles/1167.html

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Tung Chee-hwa
		Tung Chee-hwa, born in 1937, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China from 1997 to 2005.
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /Tung_Chee-hwa.html

	CNN In-Depth Specials - Visions of China - Profiles: Tung Chee-hwa
		Tung Chee-hwa's tightrope act so far has succeeded -- a tenuous balance between his masters in Beijing who expect loyalty and his critics who are ever-watchful for any signs that the tycoon-turned-politician will betray the vows he made to Hong Kong and the world.
		Tung Chee-hwa was born on May 29, 1937, in Shanghai, the eldest son of shipping legend C.Y. Tung.
		A year later, in December 1996, Tung Chee-hwa became chief executive-designate of post-colonial Hong Kong.
	edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/1999/china.50/inside.china/profiles/tung.cheehwa

	CNN - "A CONVERSATION WITH TUNG CHEE-HWA" - Mar. 3, 1997
		I've been speaking to Tung Chee-Hwa, the man who has the historic role of being the first Chief Executive in Hong Kong, after it reverts back to Chinese sovereignty this summer.
		Tung, Elsie Leung, the woman you appointed as chief legal officer was quoted other day as saying that after the handover, Hong Kong people might not be allowed to go out in the street and say "Down with Li Peng", the Chinese premier.
		TUNG: We provide level playing fields for all, whether you are American, you are British, you are Chinese, you are Japanese, these will be the rules of the game.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9703/03/tung.transcript

	Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa officially resigns - Wikinews
		Though Tung cited health reasons for his decision, it is widely believed he was given the signal to resign by the central government of the People's Republic of China.
		Tung had become extremely unpopular in the last few years, culminating in a July 1, 2003, rally when over 500,000 people demonstrated against his handling of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the economy and controversial state security provisions.
		In his final comments, Tung expressed regret in his inability to complete his term because of his poor health.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_Tung_Chee-hwa_officially_resigns

	The Epoch Times Many in Hong Kong Cheer Reports Tung has Resigned
		Newpapers in Hong Kong announce Tung Chee-hwa's resignation.
		HONG KONG- Many in Hong Kong cheered on Wednesday after newspapers reported that unpopular Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa had resigned, saying it would be good for the city to have a new leader.
		Many in Hong Kong Cheer Reports Tung has Resigned
	english.epochtimes.com /news/5-3-2/26724.html

	CNN.com - Hong Kong leader resigns - Mar 10, 2005
		Hong Kong's first leader since the handover, Tung Chee-hwa, announced he is leaving office with two years remaining in his term.
		How will Tung Chee-hwa's departure affect Hong Kong’s economy?
		After more than a week of fever-pitch rumors, the embattled Tung Chee-hwa told a news conference on Thursday he was resigning two years before his term expires because of poor health.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/hongkong.tung

	Hong Kong's Leader Reportedly Plans to Resign
		There is mounting speculation in Hong Kong that the territory's embattled chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, has resigned more than two years ahead of schedule.
		Tung refused to discuss the issue when he spoke to reporters as he arrived in Beijing for meetings with the country's leaders.
		Tung has been severely criticized at home for his handling of the economy and the SARS outbreak in 2003, which resulted in more than 200 deaths.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-03-02-voa10.cfm

	VOA News Report
		Tung Chee-hwa attended university in England and spent several years in the United States.
		Tung accepted the position of chief executive of Hong Kong in 1997, he had served in several government advisory capacities, including a council that drafted the territory's post-handover constitution, known as the Basic Law.
		Tung's administration was challenged early on by the 1997 financial crisis that struck the entire Asia-Pacific region.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/china/2003/china-030710-22e5095d.htm

	AM - Tung Chee-hwa officially resigns as Hong Kong chief executive
		JOHN TAYLOR: Tung Chee-hwa's eight-year tenure was plagued by economic recession, policy blunders, and to the recent alarm of Communist China, enormous protests demanding greater democracy.
		TUNG CHEE-HWA: Obviously that is not the case at all.
		TUNG CHEE-HWA: Age does creep up and I'll be 68-years-old in three month's time.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2005/s1321173.htm

	Online NewsHour: Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa -- July 23, 1999
		TUNG CHEE HWA: No. They were pretty well scientifically tested, and we were quite confident that they were the right figures, so we already have a population problem, and this is what comes on top of that.
		TUNG CHEE HWA: Well, it is serious, and from Hong Kong's point of view, any de-stability in that region would obviously not be good for Hong Kong.
		TUNG CHEE HWA: Well, you know, as far as Hong Kong is concerned, of course, we are working under one country, two systems.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/asia/july-dec99/tung_7-23.html

	China Approves Tung's Resignation (phillyBurbs.com) Asia
		Tung's appointment was approved by a vote of 2,065 to 21 from CPPCC delegates holding the closing session of the body's annual meeting at the cavernous Great Hall of the People in central Beijing.
		Tung was criticized for his handling of the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS, a faltering economy and other problems.
		Tung's Hong Kong post is to be filled temporarily by the territory's No. 2-ranking official, Donald Tsang, until a new election is held within six months.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/90-03122005-462042.html

	Online NewsHour: NewsMaker:Tung Chee Hwa -- April 10, 2000
		TUNG CHEE HWA: Well, this is something we all try to avoid, but, Ray, you have to understand, there's very strong feelings in China and amongst the Chinese people that the unification of the entire country, the issue of territorial integrity is important to us.
		TUNG CHEE HWA, Chief Executive, Hong Kong (translated): Democracy is the hallmark of a new era for Hong Kong.
		RAY SUAREZ: Tung Chee Hwa was born in Shanghai, and went to Hong Kong in the late 40's, with his family, when the Communists took over the Mainland.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/asia/jan-june00/hwa_4-10.html

	The Standard - Tung resigns - Top Stories
		Tung Chee-hwa is citing poor health and stress as reasons for his resignation.
		Through it all, Tung has remained stoic to the point of stony silence in the face of his critics, while never breaking ranks with his superiors in Beijing.
		Earlier attempts by Tung to quit were rejected, but central authorities decided to let him go, hoping the move would lead to more popular support for the government in Hong Kong.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /stdn/std/Front_Page/GC02Aa01.html

	Tung Chee-hwa: Shipping Tycoon Chosen to Govern Hong Kong
		Tung Chee-hwa was born in Shanghai on May 29, 1937, as his father, C.Y. Tung, was beginning to build a shipping business there.
		Even so, Tung is widely seen even by some close friends as somewhat out of step with the changes that have swept through Hong Kong in the last decade, particularly the steady march toward democratic governance ushered in by Patten.
		Although Tung has said he will legalize the Chinese Communist Party here, which though formally banned is very active and is controlled by the official New China News Agency, it is not known whether he himself is a member of the party.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/hongkong/archive/121296hongkong-leader.html

	Tung Chee Hwa announces intention to resign(03/10/05)
		Tung Chee Hwa announced on March 10 that he has officially submitted to the central government his request for resigning from the post as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
		Tung stressed that it is a lifetime pleasure for him to render service for the nation and Hong Kong at the post of the Chief Executive.
		Tung, 67, was elected as the first Chief Executive of Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region in December, 1996, and reelected thesecond-term Chief Executive in February, 2002.
	www.china-embassy.org /eng/gyzg/t186720.htm

	IOL: Hong Kong's Tung Chee-hwa ends his silence
		Hong Kong- Embattled Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa, whose unpopular leadership sparked pro-democracy protests, confirmed on Thursday that he has resigned, ending more than a week of frenzied speculation.
		Tsang will take over as the island's leader after Tung Chee-hwa resigned as chief executive, citing reasons of poor health.
		Tung, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader after the end of British rule in 1997, said he was stepping down due to ill health, but many people believe he was fired by Chinese leaders in a violation of their promise to give the city a high degree of autonomy.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=&click_id=3&art_id=qw1110448441326B252

	TIME Asia Print Page: Time For Tung To Go? --
		Tung was loyal to Beijing and to the idea that Hong Kong should primarily be "an economic city" contributing to China's modernization.
		Because China's leadership has been unhappy with Tung's performance, the widespread conclusion among politicians and pundits was that he was being kicked upstairs, and that his CPPCC appointment—together with a very public pat on the back by Hu in Beijing last week—was a face-saving way for him to depart.
		Tung, the son of a tycoon and heir to the family's shipping business, is widely considered a nice guy.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/printout/0,13675,501050314-1034825,00.html

	Tung Chee-Hwa's Hosts Should Press Him on Rule of Law (Human Rights Watch, 8-9-1997)
		Tung Chee-hwa has said that such laws will only be enacted after legislative elections take place in 1998, but there is still a question of why such laws are needed at all.
		Tung invited public comment on the laws, some of the most egregious provisions in the draft were dropped.
		The changes to the political and legal system that Tung has endorsed, however, weaken existing checks on executive authority, violate the internationally-recognized right to participate in government through freely elected representatives, undermine existing human rights protections, and lay the legal foundation for serious human rights violations in the future.
	www.hrw.org /press/ustung.htm

	JURIST - Paper Chase: Constitutional battle looms in Hong Kong over Tung successor
		Bernard Hibbitts at 11:26 AM ET [JURIST] As anticipated [JURIST report], Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee Hwa submitted his resignation Thursday, citing health reasons for leaving his post two years before the expiry of his second 5-year term.
		Tung's early resignation raises an important constitutional question under the territory's Basic Law [text], as it is unclear whether the mandated election of a new chief executive by an 800-person committee would allow a successor to sit for a full five year term or simply hold office for the remaining two of Tung's administration.
		Taking over from Tung in the short term will be his deputy, Donald Tsang [BBC profile], a veteran of the British civil service, who is expected to be the leading candidate in the upcoming vote.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /paperchase/2005/03/constitutional-battle-looms-in-hong.php

	BBC NEWS World Asia-Pacific Profile: Tung Chee-hwa
		When Tung Chee-hwa was appointed as Hong Kong's chief executive, his backers in Beijing saw him as a rigorous and forthright man with impeccable credentials and an unflinching commitment to economic prosperity.
		Tung Chee-hwa first arrived in Hong Kong as a refugee in 1947, fleeing the Communist advance in China.
		Mr Tung denied, however, during a press conference to announce his resignation, that he had been forced to step down by Beijing.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1708244.stm

	CNN.com - Shipping flows in the family blood - Mar 1, 2005
		Tung Chee Hwa is married to Betty Chieu Hung-ping.
		Tung was elected unopposed for a second term on February 28, 2002, and began his second term on July 1, 2002.
		In the early 1980s, the Tung family's shipping line almost went broke during a global downturn in the industry, but was saved by a restructuring that involved the Bank of China, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, and a group of pro-China businessmen led by the influential Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/hongkong.tung.business

	Hong Kong leader Tung to step down:,Tung Chee-hwa
		HONG KONG, March 2 (AFP) - Hong Kong's embattled Beijing-appointed leader Tung Chee-hwa is set to resign within days citing poor health and stress, leading Hong Kong newspapers said Wednesday.
		Tung, 67, has had a torrid time since taking office in 1997 as Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader and in December his government was given a public dressing down by Chinese President Hu Jintao for its poor performance.
		Ronny Tong said he believed Tung's resignation was a Chinese ploy to stall democratic reforms in Hong Kong, which returned to Chinese rule from Britain in 1997 under a formula allowing the territory a high degree of autonomy from Beijing.
	www.politicalgateway.com /news/read.html?id=3060

	>>> AsiaNews.it <<< The (not so glorious) end to Tung Chee-hwa’s political career
		However servile and zealous in doing the master’s bid acolytes like Tung Chee-hwa may be, they are expendable should political circumstances require it.
		Hong Kong (AsiaNews/Mondo e Missione) - Hong Kong’s leader Tung Chee-hwa at 5:30 pm today announced that he was stepping down as the territory’s Chief Executive thus ending days of speculation that had left the former British colony in a limbo.
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	www.asianews.it /view.php?l=en&art=2741

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