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Tung Chee Hwa announces intention to resign
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-03-10 18:06

President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Tung Chee Hwa in Beijing March 5, 2005.[Xinhua]

Tung Chee Hwa announced Thursday that he has officially submitted to the central government his request for resigning from the post as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

He told a press conference that he tendered his resignation forhealth reasons just one hour before the opening of the press conference. My health was obviously not as good as it used to be because oflong time hard work, he said.

He stressed that being responsible for overall interest of HongKong and the nation, he decided to submit his resignation report.

He expected the central government would consider and accept his request.

Tung stressed that it is a lifetime pleasure for him to render service for the nation and Hong Kong at the post of the Chief Executive. He thanked Hong Kong citizens for their offering of opportunities and thanked the central government for its trust inhim during his term of office.

Tung also thanked all his colleagues for their support and encouragement.

He said the overall situation in Hong Kong is good at present and he is more confident about Hong Kong's prospect of the future than that when he began to take office as the Chief Executive.

Tung, 67, was elected as the first Chief Executive of Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region in December, 1996, and reelected thesecond-term Chief Executive in February, 2002.

He was inducted as a member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on Feb. 28,2005.



 
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