First Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa's State Funeral Held

Hong Kong. The first Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee-hwa, who led during the initial years of the transition after Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997, was cremated with state honors on Sunday.

Chinese officials and Hong Kong political leaders participated in the funeral ceremony. This is the third state funeral held in Hong Kong since its handover from Britain to China in 1997.