董建华

董建華

DǒngJiànhuá

proper noun

Meanings

1 Tung Chee-hwa (1937-)
2 first Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR (1997-2005)

Characters

surname Dong; to supervise

splendid, China

Examples

董建华是香港回归后的首任行政长官。

Dǒngjiànhuá shì Xiānggǎng huíguī hòu de shǒurèn xíngzhèng zhǎngguān.

Tung Chee-hwa was the first Chief Executive after Hong Kong's handover.

他在任期间推动了「八万五建屋计划」。

Tā zàirèn qījiān tuīdòng le " bāwàn wǔ jiàn wū jìhuà ".

During his term he pushed the '85,000 Housing Plan'.

Tips

history

Shanghai-born shipping magnate (heir to Orient Overseas). Took office on 1 July 1997 and oversaw the Asian financial crisis and the 2003 SARS epidemic. Resigned in 2005 amid pressure from the 2003 Article 23 protests, citing health. Later served as vice-chair of the CPPCC.

Stroke Order

董 Dǒng

建 jiàn

华 huá