Construction signs went up. Police officers started to swarm the streets. This is how a Hong Kong hotel was quickly transformed into the headquarters of Beijing’s powerful new security agency for the city.
HONG KONG—First the construction signs went up, then a flagpole appeared and police officers started to swarm the streets. Within hours, a skyscraper hotel in a cozy neighborhood of bars, apartments and boutiques was transformed into something new: the headquarters of Beijing’s powerful new security agency for the city.
Soon after dawn Wednesday, Chinese and local officials formally inaugurated the Office for Safeguarding National Security, with Chinese state media invited to attend while many local and foreign journalists...
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