A plenary meeting of China's State Council presided over by
Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing Saturday approved Tung Chee Hwa's
resignation as chief executive of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR).
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On the plenary meeting, the participants discussed Tung's
resignation report and listened to a report on the related issues
made by Liao Hui, director of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of
the State Council.
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Premier Wen made a keynote speech at the plenary meeting and spoke
highly of Tung's contribution to the development of HKSAR.
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He noted that Tung Chee Hwa has done a great deal of work with
creativeness in implementation of the principles of "one country,
two systems," "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong" and
high-degree of autonomy.
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Tung, 67, announced in Hong Kong on Thursday that he had officially
submitted to the Chinese central government his request for
resignation from the post as chief executive of the HKSAR for
health reasons.
(Xinhua News Agency March 12, 2005)
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