Hongkongers pay tribute to late leader Tung Chee-hwa at community halls

Residents visited three community halls across Hong Kong to pay tribute to the city’s first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa on Friday, bringing flowers and writing heartfelt messages in public condolence books. The arrangements came ahead of other weekend events – including a vigil on Saturday and a state funeral on Sunday – to pay tribute to Tung, who died aged 89 on September 8. “Tung’s contribution to Hong Kong is conspicuous and his death made everyone sad,” said Peggy Lam Pei Yu-dja, a former...