The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council expanded its staff, adding a security affairs department responsible for maintaining national security and a publicity department responsible for publicity and cultural work.
It is understood that the Department of Security Affairs is headed by Wang Zhenmin, the former head of the Liaison Office of the Liaison Office and professor of Tsinghua University Law School, and the head of the Propaganda Department is headed by Zeng Jian, vice president of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association.
Liu Zhaojia, the vice chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, said that he has known Zeng Jian for many years and believes that his role as the propaganda department will help fight for the right to speak, strengthen Hong Kong people's understanding of the country's Hong Kong policy and "one country, two systems", and counteract those who challenge the central policy.
Zeng Jian (second from left) took a group photo with representatives of City University of Macau at the Poverty Alleviation Investigation and Seminar organized by the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association.
(Photo of City University of Macau)
The latest information published on the official website of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office shows that a Security Affairs Department and a Publicity Department have been added to the organizational structure.
According to the website, the Department of Security Affairs undertakes the coordination work related to the maintenance of national security in Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions; the Department of Publicity is responsible for the work related to Hong Kong and Macao news and publicity, and even the management of Hong Kong and Macao media and reporters in the Mainland, as well as the work of press release.
Wang Zhenmin is known as "protecting the law". He speaks frequently on issues such as the Basic Law and the Constitution, and his remarks are sharp. He came to Hong Kong in 2016 as the head of the Legal Department of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee. He once criticized some people in Hong Kong for frequently criticizing the Chinese Communist Party. Granite", leaving his post at the end of 2018.
When he attended the seminar earlier this year, he responded to concerns about the loss of investors due to the reform of the electoral system, describing "capital is the most honest" and stressing that investors are not afraid of the National Security Law, even if Hong Kong is still unstable after the National Security Law.
Wang Zhenmin has successively served as a member of the Macau Basic Law Committee, a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee and the head of the Legal Department of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
(Data Picture/Photographed by Lin Ruoqin)
Liu Zhaojia: Increase the Publicity Department to strengthen Hong Kong people's understanding of national policies
As for Zeng Jian, who is in charge of the Propaganda Department, he graduated from Peking University and worked in the Hong Kong and Macau Office for a long time. He was the Deputy Director of the Political Research Department of the Hong Kong and Macau Office.
Liu Zhaojia said that he has known Zeng Jian for many years, the other party has presided over Hong Kong and Macao research work for many years, and he is familiar enough with Hong Kong affairs.
He pointed out that Zeng Jian’s specific work style takes time to make a final conclusion, but in any case, as a propaganda department under the current political situation, he needs to cooperate with the requirements of the central government, compete for the right to speak, and strengthen the Hong Kong people’s policy and response to the country’s Hong Kong. The understanding of "one country, two systems" counterattacked those who challenged the policies of the central government.
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