SHANGHAI: China has removed the head of its Hong Kong liaison office Wang Zhimin, according to a Saturday post on the official website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. 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. The office has come in for criticism in Hong Kong and China for misjudging the situation in the city. Wang is the shortest serving Liaison office director since 1997.

Source: New Strait Times January 04, 2020 12:22 UTC