Claim: Tung Chee-hwa gave a total of eight policy addresses, as mandated under Article 64 of the Basic Law, requiring the government to "present regular policy addresses to the Council", when he was the Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005.
Evidence: He was the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July 1997 to 12 March 2005. The practice of giving annual policy address is mandated under Article 64 of the Basic Law, requiring the government to "present regular policy addresses to the Council". Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa 2005 1997