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Alibaba mourns former independent director Tung Chee-hwa, hails his global vision

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Alibaba Group Holding has mourned the death of Tung Chee-hwa, who served as an independent director, saying the global perspective of Hong Kong’s first leader helped the e-commerce giant remain rooted in China while expanding internationally. Tung, Hong Kong’s first postcolonial chief executive, later became a vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He joined Alibaba Group’s board as an independent director in 2014 and held the position until 2022. He...

First report: Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, dies aged 89 — scmp.com, 6d