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. Wang is the most senior mainland political official stationed in Hong Kong. The office has come in for criticism in Hong Kong and China for misjudging the situation in the territory. The Chinese State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and the liaison office in Hong Kong did not reply to faxed requests for comment. The office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) declined to comment for this story.

Source: Taipei Times November 28, 2019 16:07 UTC