Latest news with #HongKongAffairs
South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Beijing slams Washington for supporting jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
China's foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong on Wednesday voiced its disapproval of the United States' 'blatant support' of jailed activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, while accusing Washington of smearing police's enforcement actions. Last Friday, Hong Kong national security police levelled a fresh charge against Joshua Wong Chi-fung, accusing him of conspiring with fugitive ex-lawmaker Nathan Law Kwun-chung to collude with foreign forces five years ago. A US Department of State spokesman strongly condemned the move, arguing that Wong was already serving an 'unjust sentence' and it could see him facing life in prison. He argued that the fresh charge showed Beijing never planned to realise promises of a 'high degree of autonomy' and civil liberties for Hongkongers. 'This tragic assault on Hong Kong's future – including the future of Joshua Wong and other activists languishing in custody or exiled for defending their fundamental freedoms – only proves Beijing never meant to keep its promises to maintain Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and civil liberties,' the spokesman said. The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong on Wednesday condemned the US for interfering in Hong Kong affairs with its 'blatant support' of Wong.
South China Morning Post
30-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Beijing removes Zheng Yanxiong as head of liaison office in Hong Kong
Zheng Yanxiong has been removed as director of Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong and the Chinese government has appointed Zhou Ji, the executive deputy director of the top Beijing office for the city's affairs, to replace him. Advertisement The State Council, China's cabinet, announced late on Friday that Zhou, the executive deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), had been appointed to lead the central government's liaison office in the city. Zhou Ji, the executive deputy director of the top Beijing office for the city's affairs, will replace Zheng Yanxiong. Photo: Handout In a brief statement, it also said it had removed Zheng, 61, from all three of his posts, namely as the director of the liaison office, as deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and as adviser to the city's national security committee. It was not immediately clear what prompted the replacement or where Zheng would be posted next. Zhou, who was appointed as executive deputy director of the HKMAO in 2023, will also take over Zheng's role on the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of Hong Kong. Advertisement More to follow …
