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Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
Date of Birth: 7 July, 1937
Ethnicity: Han Chinese
Tung Chee-hwa is a Hong Kong businessperson. He was a Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, from 7 October, 1992 to 3 June, 1996, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, from 1 July, 1997 to 12 March, 2005, and Vice Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, from 12 March, 2005 to 10 March, 2023.
He is the son of Koo Lai-ying and shipping magnate founder Tung Chao Yung. His brother is businessperson Tung Chee-chen. He is married to Betty Chiu Hung-ping, and has three children.
Tung’s paternal grandfather was named S. C. Tung.