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Hong Kong and Macao system changes again and renames the Hong Kong and Macao Work Leading Group Liu Zhaojia: authority upgrade

2020-05-28T16:07:58.862Z


Just as the National People's Congress passed the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" to confront the turbulent situation in Hong Kong, news of changes in the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao work system also came. It is understood that the "Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Coordination Group", which has full control over Hong Kong policy, has been renamed to "Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Leading Group." At the same time, Xia Baolong, deputy team leader and director of the Hong Kong and Macao Office, will serve as the newly established standing deputy team leader. Positions created only after the storm broke out. Liu Zhaojia, deputy chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, said that he had not heard of the name change of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Coordination Group. If the information is true, it means that the central government has upgraded the group to direct the relevant mainland ministries and commissions to deal with Hong Kong issues with higher authority.


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Written by: Chen Xiaoyu

2020-05-28 23:40

Last update date: 2020-05-28 23:43

Just as the National People's Congress passed the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" to confront the turbulent situation in Hong Kong, news of changes in the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao work system also came. It is understood that the "Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Coordination Group", which has full control over Hong Kong policy, has been renamed to "Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Leading Group." At the same time, Xia Baolong, deputy team leader and director of the Hong Kong and Macao Office, will serve as the newly established standing deputy team leader. Positions created only after the storm broke out.

Liu Zhaojia, deputy chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, said that he had not heard of the name change of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Coordination Group. If the information is true, it means that the central government has upgraded the group to direct the relevant mainland ministries and commissions to deal with Hong Kong issues with higher authority.

The predecessor of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Coordination Group was the Central Hong Kong and Macao Group. It was established as early as August 1978. It is mainly responsible for assisting the central government to take charge of the work of Hong Kong and Macao, but it has not been "active". Until 2003, because of the 23 legislations that detonated hundreds of thousands of people during the "July 1st Parade", and shocked the Zhongnanhai, the Central Hong Kong and Macao Group was reorganized into the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Coordination Group. It was composed of 18 departments and dealt with the work of Hong Kong and Macao. Liaison Office, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Commerce, etc.

It is understood that under the leadership of the Coordination Group and Vice Premier Han Zheng, there are a number of deputy leaders, including Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, You Quan, secretary of the Secretariat and Central United Front Department, Wang Yi, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and CPPCC National Committee. Xia Baolong, vice chairman and director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, and Zhao Kezhi, deputy secretary of the Political and Law Commission and minister of the Ministry of Public Security. Later, Guo Shengkun, a member of the Politburo and secretary of the Central Political and Legal Committee, was recently transferred to the rank of deputy leader. However, due to the fact that the deputy team leader and team members will not be officially announced.

The National People's Congress passed the draft "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", which will be directly implemented in Hong Kong by incorporating Annex III of the Basic Law. (China News Agency)

The newly established executive deputy director is passed by Xia Baolong

It is reported that in response to the severe situation in Hong Kong, the group has been renamed the "Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Leading Group", and a new executive deputy director has been created, with Xia Baolong as the post. This is the second change in the Hong Kong and Macao work system in the past year. In February of this year, the State Council announced the appointment of Xia Baolong, a vice-national level, as the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. Luo Huining, the director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office and Fu Ziying, the director of the Macau Liaison Office, also served as deputy directors of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.

Liu Zhaojia: The central authorities are stronger in controlling the situation in Hong Kong

Liu Zhaojia, vice chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, believes that if the news of the name change of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Coordination Group is true, although only two words have been changed, the significance reflected is quite large, reflecting Beijing ’s need to strengthen the situation in Hong Kong, upgrade the group, and enhance its power. This allows the team to more authoritatively dispatch various central ministries and commissions and provinces and cities related to Hong Kong affairs, and to respond more quickly and forcefully to the unexpected situation in Hong Kong.

Liu Zhaojia said that if the "Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Coordination Group" is renamed as "Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Leading Group", the Central Government will upgrade the group. (Profile picture)

Liu Zhaojia further explained that in the central power structure, the highest level is the "committee", followed by the "leadership group", and the second is the "coordinating group". At present, Hong Kong has been involuntarily involved in the game of great powers between China and the United States. It is not surprising that the team raised the specifications.

As for Xia Baolong as the executive deputy team leader, he pointed out that the deputy deputy team leader, namely the first deputy team leader, would play a leading role at the actual operational level. It is estimated that Xia Baolong will have more power to handle and decide the policy towards Hong Kong.

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Hu Dingxu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former Chairman of the Hospital Authority, who just returned from Hong Kong after the opening of the "two sessions" from Beijing, said that when Xia Baolong met with the members of the Hong Kong District, he repeatedly sent "Dingxin Pills", saying that the Central Government's "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" is good for Hong Kong It is emphasized that "Hong Kong independence, gangsters and speculators" should be cracked down.

Hong Kong version of National Security Act Xia Baolong Liu Zhaojia

Source: hk1

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