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Biography Highlight

Tung Chee-hwa, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. Tung was born in 1937 and graduated from the University of Liverpool.

Tung spent most of his career as a successful businessman in Hong Kong. He began as an employee of General Electric and rose to become chairman of Orient Overseas Container Lines. During his career, he was involved in Hong Kong's trade promotion organizations. In 1992, he became a member of the Hong Kong Executive Council. Tung was actively involved in the Hong Kong transition and was named chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR Government in 1996.

Tung is a Vice Chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.

Recent Career Data

2008—	Vice-Chairman, 11th CPPCC, National Committee	§
2003—2008	Vice-Chairman, 10th CPPCC, National Committee
1996—2005	Chief Executive, Hong Kong SAR
1996	Member, 1st Hong Kong SAR Government, Selection Committee
1993—1998	Member, 8th CPPCC, National Committee
1992	Member, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, 1st Group of Advisors
1992—1996	Executive Council Member, Hong Kong SAR
1985	Member, Committee for Drafting the Basic Law of Hong Kong SAR
1960	Graduate, University of Liverpool, Mechanical Engineering Department United Kingdom, Liverpool

Recent Travel & Appearances

06/24/07	Tung Chee Hwa and Donald Tsang attended a mass meeting to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the PLA troops' stationing in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
03/12/05	Tung Chee Hwa, newly-elected vice chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, attended the closing ceremony of the Third Session of the 10th National Committee of the CPPCC.
03/10/05	Tung Chee Hwa attended a press conference and announced that he had officially submitted to the central government his request for resigning from the post as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
01/12/05	Tung Chee Hwa delivered Policy Address for 2005 at the Legislative Council.
10/25/04	Tung Chee Hwa met with British Consulate-General, Rammell.