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C.H. Tung

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C.H. Tung

Vice Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Founding Chairman, China-United States Exchange Foundation; Former Hong Kong Chief Executive
C.H. Tung

Mr Tung Chee Hwa is the Vice Chairman of the Thirteenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, People's Republic of China. He is the Founding Chairman of the China-United States Exchange Foundation and Our Hong Kong Foundation. Prior to these appointments, Mr Tung served as First Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. As the First Chief Executive of HKSAR, Mr Tung presided in the historical return of Hong Kong to China and successfully turned the "One Country Two Systems" and "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong" with "high degree of autonomy" from a concept into an everyday reality. Mr Tung is the Founding Chairman of The China-United States Exchange Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that aims promote understanding and strengthening relationship between the US and China. Our Hong Kong Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a mission to promote the long term and overall interests of Hong Kong through public policy research, analysis and recommendations. Mr Tung had his education in the United Kingdom, graduating at University of Liverpool with BSc in 1960.