China Appoints Hard-Line Security Chief For Hong Kong

Zheng Yanxiong, the new head of Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

BBC: Zheng Yanxiong: China appoints hard-line Hong Kong security chief

China has appointed a hard-line figure as head of its new security agency in Hong Kong.

Zheng Yanxiong is best known for his role in dealing with a protest over a land dispute in the southern Chinese village of Wukan.

The new agency, answering directly to Beijing, is being set up to enforce a draconian security law passed this week in Hong Kong.

Opponents of the law say it erodes the territory's freedoms.

The law targets secession, subversion and terrorism with punishments of up to life in prison.

Several leading pro-democracy activists have stepped down from their roles and one of them, one-time student leader and local legislator Nathan Law, has fled the territory.

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WNU Editor: I see Zheng Yanxiong's appointment as a clear sign that China is going to crack down.

More News On Hong Kong

National security law: Beijing appoints tough-talking party official Zheng Yanxiong to lead powerful new agency in Hong Kong -- SCMP
China appoints hardliner to head new Hong Kong security agency -- AFP
China names new head of national security office in Hong Kong -- Reuters
Hong Kong man accused of terrorism in first use of new China security law -- Reuters
'Liberate Hong Kong' slogan banned as protesters lie low -- The Guardian
'Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times' slogan is now illegal, Chinese Government says -- ABC News Online
Hong Kong journalists and lawyers scramble to adapt to security law -- The Guardian
National security law: Hong Kong internet firms ‘will have to comply’ with police requests -- SCMP
Hong Kong protest leader Nathan Law pledges to fight for democracy in exile after fleeing city -- CNN
As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, people are leaving for Taiwan -- NBC
US Senate sends Hong Kong sanctions bill to Trump -- Politico
China warns US of countermeasures over Hong Kong sanctions bill -- Al Jazeera

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