Hong Kong leader calls sudden removal of top China official 'normal'
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 — Beijing's main representative office in the city with powerful oversight over local affairs — 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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