Tung Chee Hwa, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR), and two others were elected vice
chairpersons of China's top political advisory body on
Saturday.
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Tung, 67, announced in Hong Kong Thursday that he had officially
submitted to the central government his request for resignation
from the post as chief executive of the HKSAR for health
reasons.
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The third session of the Tenth National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) also elected
Zhang Meiying and Zhang Rongming vice chairwomen.
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Zhang Meiying, 61, is executive vice chairwoman of the Central
Committee of the China Democratic League, and Zhang Rongming, also
61, serves as executive vice chairwoman of the Central Committee of
the China Democratic National Construction Association.
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The CPPCC National Committee would close its annual full session
Saturday afternoon after adopting a political resolution.?
Tung Chee Hwa
Zhang Meiying
Zhang Rongming
(Xinhua News Agency March 12, 2005)
