HONG KONG ¨C Hong Kong¡¯s leader John Lee said on Tuesday that China¡¯s recent removal of its top representative in the city, known for his hard-line policies on national security, had been a ¡°normal¡± personnel change.
In a surprise development, China announced late on Friday that Zheng Yanxiong, the director of China¡¯s Liaison Office in Hong Kong ¡ª Beijing¡¯s main representative office in the city with powerful oversight over local affairs ¡ª had been ¡°removed¡± from his post.
He was replaced by Zhou Ji, a senior official with the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office on the State Council.
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