Tung Chee-hwa facts for kids

Tung Chee-hwa
Quick 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 (age 84); 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
Signature
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	董建華
Simplified Chinese	董建华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dǒng Jiànhuá
Wu
Romanization	Ton Cie Wa
Hakka
Romanization	Dung3 Gien4 Fa2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Dúng Gin wàh
Jyutping	Dung2 Gin3 Waa4

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).

Images for kids

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