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On July 18th, the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced the appointment and dismissal of state officials by the State Council. Dong Jingwei was appointed as the Director of the Central People's Government's Office for the Safeguarding of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. This means that after Zheng Yanxiong, former Director of the National Security Office in Hong Kong, was transferred to the position of Director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office in January this year, his successor was finally confirmed.
On the same day, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, welcomed the appointment of the State Council. Li Jiachao stated that the SAR government will continue to maintain close communication and cooperation with the National Security Office, do its best to implement the Hong Kong National Security Law, and fulfill the responsibility and obligation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to maintain national security.
In addition to the National Security Office stationed in Hong Kong, there has also been a clear leadership of a central agency related to Hong Kong recently. According to the official website of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, on the morning of July 11th, the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting. Xia Baolong, Director of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Zhou Ji, Zheng Yanxiong, Zheng Xincong, Yang Wanming, and Wang Linggui, Deputy Directors of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, Shi Kehui, Leader of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed in the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, and Xiang Bin, a member of the Office Affairs Committee of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, attended the meeting. This is also the first appearance of the newly formed leadership team of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Dong Jingwei, newly appointed as the second director of the National Security Office in Hong Kong, has strongly accused "spies" and "behind the scenes financiers" of being caught
According to the "Vice President" section of the "Current Leaders" section on the official website of the China Law Society, Dong Jingwei was born in November 1963 and is a member of the Communist Party of China. He holds a postgraduate degree and a Master's degree in Science. He has served as the Secretary and Director of the Party Committee of the National Security Department of Hebei Province, a member and Deputy Minister of the Party Committee of the Ministry of National Security, and the Director of the Political Department.
In June 2021, Dong Jingwei, Deputy Minister of National Security, presided over a symposium to study and implement the Regulations on Anti Spy Security and Prevention, and made arrangements for doing a good job in anti espionage and anti espionage work. The symposium emphasized that in order to do a good job in anti espionage and anti espionage work, we should not only catch spies, but also "spies" and "behind the scenes financiers". Currently, foreign spy and intelligence agencies and various hostile forces have significantly intensified their infiltration and theft activities against me. Especially some individuals are willing to act as "spies", colluding secretly with foreign intelligence agencies and hostile forces, and engaging in anti China activities on a large scale; Individual individuals act as "behind the scenes financiers" and illegally transfer funds to hostile forces to support anti China activities.
Dong Jingwei was a delegate to the 18th, 19th, and 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress.
On June 30, 2020, the 20th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted to pass the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security. According to the National Security Law of Hong Kong, the Central People's Government has established the Office for the Safeguarding of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The National Security Office stationed in Hong Kong shall fulfill its duty of safeguarding national security in accordance with the law and exercise relevant powers.
On July 8, 2020, the National Security Office in Hong Kong was unveiled and established. Luo Huining, then Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office, and National Security Advisor of the National Security Commission of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, stated in his speech that the establishment of the National Security Office in Hong Kong is a major measure taken by the central government to fulfill its fundamental responsibility for maintaining national security. National security belongs to the central authority, and the central government has the power and responsibility to take all necessary measures to maintain national security. Based on full trust in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the central government authorizes the region to handle the vast majority of cases. The reason why the central government retains jurisdiction over a very small number of cases that pose a threat to national security under specific circumstances is aimed at safeguarding the bottom line for Hong Kong's national security. As a dispatched agency of the central government, the National Security Office in Hong Kong will strictly fulfill its duties in accordance with the law, accept supervision in accordance with the law, and will not infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of any individual or organization.
The first Director of the National Security Office in Hong Kong, Zheng Yanxiong, was born in August 1963 in Shantou, Guangdong. He was transferred to the position of Director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office in January of this year. Zheng Yanxiong is the seventh director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office. In July 2023, the State Council appointed and dismissed national staff members: Zheng Yanxiong was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. Meanwhile, Zheng Yanxiong is also the Deputy Director of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Office.
Xia Baolong, appointed as the Director of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, explained that "patriots governing Hong Kong" is not about achieving "uniformity"
Before taking office in the Central Office of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs, Xia Baolong was the Director and Party Secretary of the Office of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs of the State Council, Zhou Ji was the Deputy Secretary of the Henan Provincial Committee and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Zheng Yanxiong was the Director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office, Zheng Xincong was the Director of the Macao Liaison Office, Yang Wanming and Wang Linggui were the Deputy Directors and Party Members of the Office of Hong Kong and Macao of the State Council, Shi Kehui was the Leader of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission stationed in the Office of Hong Kong and Macao of the State Council, and Xiang Bin was a member of the Party Members of the Office of the Office of Hong Kong and Macao. Except for Zhou Ji, the other seven have previously served in the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Hong Kong Liaison Office, and the Macao Liaison Office.
Xia Baolong was born in December 1952 in Tianjin. He graduated from the School of Economics at Peking University with a major in Political Economy. He holds an in-service graduate degree and a doctoral degree in Economics. Formerly served as Deputy Mayor of Tianjin, Deputy Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Governor of Zhejiang Province, Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman and Party Member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Director and Party Secretary of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, and other positions.
Xia Baolong has systematically explained the connotation of "patriots governing Hong Kong". On December 6, 2021, he pointed out at the publication ceremony of "Hong Kong's Participation in National Reform and Opening up" and the signing ceremony of the "Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Chronicle" cooperation memorandum that "patriots governing Hong Kong" is not about achieving "uniformity", but "diversity". A single flower blooming alone is not spring, a hundred flowers blooming together fills the garden with spring. The stage of "patriots governing Hong Kong" is very large, and this principle not only has clear standards, but also rich extensions. We must, under the banner of "patriots governing Hong Kong", maximize the radius of inclusiveness and diversity, and draw the greatest concentric circle that is in line with the fundamental interests of Hong Kong, which is the stable and far-reaching implementation of "one country, two systems", the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and the pursuit of a better life by Hong Kong compatriots.
The Central Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office was established on the basis of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. In March of this year, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Plan for the Reform of Party and State Institutions", deploying the establishment of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, which is responsible for investigating, researching, coordinating, and supervising the implementation of the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, implementing the comprehensive governance power of the central government, governing Hong Kong and Macao in accordance with the law, maintaining national security, ensuring people's well-being, and supporting the integration of Hong Kong and Macao into the overall development of the country. It was established on the basis of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, serving as the administrative body of the Party Central Committee and retaining the logo of the Hong Kong and Macao. We will no longer retain the separate Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council.
What are the responsibilities of the four central resident agencies in Hong Kong?
At present, the four central agencies stationed in Hong Kong are the Hong Kong Liaison Office, the National Security Office, the Hong Kong Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Hong Kong Garrison.
The predecessor of the Hong Kong Liaison Office was the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency, established in May 1947 as an agency dispatched by the central government to Hong Kong. Before Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency fulfilled various responsibilities assigned by the central government as the highest representative office of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong. After Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency continued to perform its duties as an authorized working organization by the Central People's Government. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced in the Government Gazette on July 2, 1999 that the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency is one of the institutions established by the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On December 28, 1999, the 24th executive meeting of the State Council decided to rename the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency authorized by the Central People's Government as the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, abbreviated as the Liaison Office, at the ministerial level.
The State Council has also entrusted the Liaison Office with five functions: to liaise with the Office of the Special Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese People's Liberation Army stationed in Hong Kong; Contact and assist relevant mainland departments in managing Chinese funded institutions in Hong Kong; Promote economic, educational, scientific, cultural, sports and other exchanges and cooperation between Hong Kong and the mainland, connect with people from all walks of life in Hong Kong society, enhance exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong, and reflect the opinions of Hong Kong residents towards the mainland; Handle Taiwan related affairs; Undertake other tasks assigned by the Central People's Government.
At present, Zheng Yanxiong serves as the director of the Liaison Office of the Communist Party of China in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a sub ministerial level agency established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong to handle relevant diplomatic affairs. The Hong Kong Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for implementing central foreign policy, handling foreign affairs related to Hong Kong, and assisting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in handling relevant foreign affairs. The current special envoy Liu Guangyuan has been transferred from the Ambassador to Poland.
The Hong Kong Garrison is a national armed force dispatched by the Central People's Government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to be responsible for defense. It is composed of army, navy, and air force units and is subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. The Hong Kong Garrison began to be formed in early 1993 and was completed on January 28, 1996. It entered Hong Kong at 0:00 on July 1, 1997, replacing the British troops stationed in Hong Kong to take over the defense of Hong Kong. The Garrison Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China stipulates that the duties of the troops stationed in Hong Kong are to prevent and resist aggression, defend the security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and perform their duties in accordance with the provisions of national laws decided by the Central People's Government to be implemented in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region during special periods.
At present, the commander of the stationed troops in Hong Kong is Major General Peng Jingtang, and the political commissar is Major General Lai Ruxin.