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Hong Kong affairs veteran resigns from China’s top advisory body, ending political career

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Hong Kong affairs veteran resigns from China’s top advisory body, ending political career

The report by state-run Xinhua news agency was brief and did not give a reason for his resignation. The 60-year-old Zhang was a ministerial-level official, putting him below the usual retirement age of 65 for that rank. He began working at the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) in 1989 after graduating from the … Read more

Beijing’s removal of Zhang Xiaoming from top advisory body is ‘normal leadership reshuffle’, Hong Kong’s ‘two sessions’ delegates say

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Beijing’s removal of Zhang Xiaoming from top advisory body is ‘normal leadership reshuffle’, Hong Kong’s ‘two sessions’ delegates say

Beijing’s removal of Zhang Xiaoming, an official who oversaw Hong Kong affairs during the 2019 social unrest, from his role as deputy secretary general of the nation’s top advisory body was a “normal leadership reshuffle”, city delegates heading to key annual political meetings in the capital said on Sunday. As more than 200 politicians and … Read more