Beijing’s level man overseeing Hong Kong affairs has begun a five-day fact-finding go to to town, his third since taking workplace.
Sources have stated Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Workplace, will deal with assessing town’s progress on each the event and safety fronts.
The Submit examines the significance of Xia’s visits to town – from his previous itineraries to messages issued to metropolis officers.
1. What is going to Xia be doing throughout his go to?
Xia will attend a nationwide safety regulation discussion board on Saturday to mark the Beijing-promulgated regulation’s fifth anniversary.
Based on a number of sources, Xia will meet college chiefs and senior educators on Thursday, to debate how native varsities can enhance technological collaboration with mainland China and nurture and retain international expertise.
These anticipated to fulfill the Beijing official embody Xiang Zhang from the College of Hong Kong, Nancy Ip Yuk-yu from the Hong Kong College of Science and Expertise, the Chinese language College of Hong Kong’s Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, and Polytechnic College’s Teng Jin-Guang.
Xia was additionally anticipated to examine town’s outlying islands to observe progress on town’s tourism improvement and the Northern Metropolis megaproject, in addition to meet neighborhood members, together with Kenneth Lau Ip-keung, chairman of rural physique the Heung Yee Kuk, to listen to their views on the event.
