双语新闻：汤加国王乔治在香港医院病逝

SUVA - King George Tupou V of Tonga has died in hospital in Hong Kong, Website Fijivillage reported here on Monday.

据Fijivillage网周一报道，汤加国王乔治·图普五世在香港医院去世。

According to the report, Matangi Tonga online quoted sources as saying the king was taken to hospital Sunday afternoon and died a few hours later.

Matangi Tonga online 援引消息人士报道称汤加国王于周日下午被送往医院，几个小时候离世。

Tonga George was crowned as Tonga's monarch in 2008 following the death of his father in 2006. He last year was diagnosed with cancer and had a kidney removed after a "significant tumor" was located.

他父亲2006年去世后，汤加国王乔治在于2008年冠冕成为汤加的君主。去年，乔治被诊断患有癌症，在发现巨大肿瘤后，他的一个肾被切除。