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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Tung Chee-hwa chopped.jpg — Estonian Foreign Ministry, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Tung Chee-hwa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/tung-chee-hwa. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T07:02:55Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/tung-chee-hwa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/tung-chee-hwa","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/tung-chee-hwa?lang=ne"}}