Hong Kong Plans Blanket Security for Tung Chee-hwa State Funeral

Hong Kong authorities announced sweeping security measures for the state funeral of Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first Chief Executive after the 1997 handover to China. Tung, who led Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005, died earlier in September 2026. The security operation reflects the political significance of the occasion for Beijing and the Hong Kong government.