China Appoints Hardliner Known for Crackdown Against Churches to Oversight Role in Hong Kong

Xia Baolong, a former deputy and ally of President Xi Jinping, has been appointed by the Chinese government as the new director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. It's a move seen by some political analysts that Beijing intends to tighten its control over the city.

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