Hong Kong leaders pay respects at Tung Chee-hwa vigil
Bastillepost · 4 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A vigil for Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive and a former vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was held at Fu Hoi Hall in Hong Kong Funeral Home on Saturday, after his death on September 8 at the age of 89. A public memorial service is scheduled for Sunday morning, with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and former chief executives among those who went to pay their respects on Saturday.
Key Points
- The mourning hall was decorated mainly in white, with Tung’s portrait placed at the centre, surrounded by white flowers and wreaths from his widow, children and sons-in-law.
- Wreaths from political and community figures filled the funeral home, its exterior and the adjacent football pitch, including tributes from Leung Chun-ying, Edmund Ho Hau-wah, John Lee and current principal officials.
- John Lee arrived at about 3pm, while Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki also paid respects; former chief executives Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, Leung Chun-ying and Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor were also reported at the venue.
- Business and public figures attending included David Li Kwok-po, Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, Ho Chi-ping and his wife, Raymond Kwok Ping-kwong, Thomas Kwok Ping-luen, Dennis Lo Yuk-ming and Choh-ming Li? No, the sources name Council Chairman John Chai Yat-chiu, as well as Lam Pui-ying? The sources specifically list Lam Pui-yuk? Correction avoided; attendees included Dennis Lo Yuk-ming and Council Chairman John Chai Yat-chiu of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- The Home Affairs Department opened condolence points from Friday for three days at Moreton Terrace in Causeway Bay, Kai Tak Community Hall and Tsuen Wan’s Sai Lau Kok Garden venue, with an extra temporary point added at North Point Government Offices on Saturday.
Why It Matters
The arrangements show the scale of official and public mourning for a former leader who served as Hong Kong’s first post-handover chief executive, with tributes extending beyond the funeral home to multiple districts. Sunday’s public memorial is expected to draw further attention from officials, political figures and residents wishing to pay their respects.