It is with profound grief that we mourn the passing of the Honorable Tung Chee Hwa, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the China–United States Exchange Foundation; First Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Mr. Tung passed away in Hong Kong on September 8 2026, at the age of 89.
The China–United States Exchange Foundation has established this tribute as a permanent memorial to Mr. Tung, reaffirming its resolve to carry forward the work to which he devoted his life.
Tung Chee Hwa
It is with profound grief that we mourn the passing of the Honorable Tung Chee Hwa, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the China–United States Exchange Foundation; First Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Mr. Tung passed away in Hong Kong on September 8 2026, at the age of 89.
The China–United States Exchange Foundation has established this tribute as a permanent memorial to Mr. Tung, reaffirming its resolve to carry forward the work to which he devoted his life.