Tung Chee-hwa facts for kids

The Honourable Tung Chee-hwa GBM
董建華
1st Chief Executive of Hong Kong
In office 1 July 1997 – 12 March 2005
Preceded by	Office created Chris Patten (Governor of Hong Kong)
Succeeded by	Donald Tsang
Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 March 2005
Chairman	Jia Qinglin Yu Zhengsheng Wang Yang
Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office 7 October 1992 – 3 June 1996
Appointed by	Chris Patten
Personal details
Born	7 July 1937 (1937-07-07) Shanghai, China
Nationality	Hong Kong Chinese
Spouse(s)	Betty Tung Chiu Hung-ping
Children	Alan Tung Lieh-sing Andrew Tung Lieh-cheung Audrey Slighton Tung Lieh-yuan
Residence	Beijing, China Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Liverpool
Occupation	Businessman
Honorary degree	2006: DSSc, HKUST 2007: LL.D., CUHK
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Tung Chee-hwa Traditional Chinese 董建華 Simplified Chinese 董建华 Transcriptions Hakka - Romanization Dung3 Gien4 Fa2 Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Dǒng Jiànhuá - IPA [tʊ̀ŋ tɕi̯ɛ̂n.xu̯ǎ] Wu - Romanization Ton Cie Wa Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Dung2 Gin3 Waa4 - IPA [tʊ̌ŋ kīːn wȁː] - Yale Romanization Dúng Gin wàh

Tung Chee-hwa, GBM (Chinese: 董建華; born 7 July 1937) is a Shanghai-born Hong Kong businessman and politician. He was the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July 1997 to 12 March 2005. He is currently a vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

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  Tung Chee Hwa shaking hands with Paul Martin, the Prime Minister of Canada at the Government House on 22 January 2005.