NSTworld China removes Hong Kong liaison office head Wang Zhimin
The move comes as sometimes violent protests roil Hong Kong in a months-long show of anti-Beijing sentiment.
Ordinarily, communications between Beijing and Hong Kong are conducted through a Chinese government body: the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong.Reuters was first in reporting that Beijing was considering potential replacements for Wang in a sign of dissatisfaction with the Liaison Office's handling of the crisis. The office has come in for criticism in Hong Kong and China for misjudging the situation in the city.
In this file photo taken on February 17, 2012, governor of China's Qinghai province Luo Huining waves as he leaves after meeting with Indian Minsiter of External Affairs S. M. Krishna in New Delhi. - China replaced its top envoy to Hong Kong, Wang Zhimin, with Luo Huining state media reported on Jamuary 4, 2020, the most significant personnel change by Beijing since pro-democracy protests erupted in the city nearly seven months ago.
The new liaison office head will be 65-year-old Luo Huining, said the post, who was semi-retired after being removed from his position as the secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.
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