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Blanket of security planned for state funeral of Tung Chee-hwa in Hong Kong

Blanket of security planned for state funeral of Tung Chee-hwa in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post Friday 18 September 2026, 00:30 UTC By Simpson Cheung,Jess Ma 1 min read
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Hong Kong police will establish a high level of security for this weekend’s state funeral of the city’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, including guarding the three top Beijing officials attending the event, the South China Morning Post has learned. However, the original public memorial service will instead be limited to invitation-only due to venue constraints, the Office of Former Chief Executives announced on Thursday. A command centre would be set up at the police headquarters in...

Hong Kong police will establish a high level of security for this weekend’s state funeral of the city’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, including guarding the three top Beijing officials attending the event, the South China Morning Post has learned. However, the original public memorial service will instead be limited to invitation-only due to venue constraints, the Office of Former Chief Executives announced on Thursday. A command centre would be set up at the police headquarters in Wan...
Tung Chee-hwa (PERSON) Hong Kong (LOCATION) Beijing (LOCATION) the Office of Former Chief Executives (ORG) Wan (LOCATION)
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