Zheng Xiaosong, director of the Macau Liaison Office, suffered from depression and died suddenly the night before.
(Reported by Sing Tao Daily) Zheng Xiaosong, director of the Macao Liaison Office for more than a year, suddenly fell to his death last night.According to the official website of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council announced yesterday morning, Zheng Xiaosong fell to his death from a building in his Macau residence the night before due to depression.The Chief Executive of Macau, Chui Sai On, was shocked to learn of Zheng Xiaosong's unfortunate death. On behalf of the Macau government and in his own name, he expressed his deep condolences, and extended his deep condolences to Zheng's relatives.Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also pointed out that Zheng Xiaosong had worked in Hong Kong in his early years, was familiar with Hong Kong, and cared about Hong Kong's development.
The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council announced on its official website yesterday morning that Zheng Xiaosong, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, fell to his death in his Macao residence on the night of the 20th of this month (the day before) due to depression.Entrusted by the central leadership, personnel from the Organization Department of the Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council made a special trip to Macau yesterday to condolences to Zheng Xiaosong's relatives.
According to Macau media reports, the Judicial Police Bureau reported that at about 7:00 the night before last night, a suspected person was found falling from the platform on the second floor of the Hung On Center Building where the dormitory of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is located on Gaomeishi Street, Macau.The police arrived at the scene after receiving the report and found that the deceased was a middle-aged man who was suspected to have fallen from a height. Initially, there was nothing suspicious and the cause remains to be investigated.The deceased had no identification documents on him, and the investigation department will follow up the case.
In September last year, Zheng Xiaosong succeeded Wang Zhimin, who was transferred to the Hong Kong Liaison Office, as the director of the Macao Liaison Office.Zheng Xiaosong, who once stated that he wants to "read the book of Macau well", still makes public appearances from time to time in recent days. For example, he met with a group of think tanks of the Democratic League last Friday.Conscientiously support the Chief Executive and the SAR government in governing in accordance with the law, and take the lead in implementing the "one country, two systems" policy and the Basic Law.And last Thursday, Zheng also attended the celebration of the National Day and the 10th anniversary of the Friends of the Macau Association of Humanity Association, and was present with Cui Shi'an, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Ho Hau Wah, etc., and behaved normally.
According to the data, Zheng Xiaosong was born in Beijing in September 1959. He is a native of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. He has a university degree and started working in 1983.He served as the first secretary of the Department of Western Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the deputy inspector of the Hong Kong Branch of Xinhua News Agency, the director and assistant to the minister of the International Department of the Ministry of Finance, the executive director of the Asian Development Bank in China, the deputy governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government, and the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General, Deputy Minister of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and other positions.
Zheng Xiaosong was the secretary of the then Vice Minister Jiang Enzhu when he was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his early years. Jiang later served as the first director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office, so Zheng was familiar with the affairs of Hong Kong's post-transition period;policy.
Cui Shian sent a condolence message to the Macau Liaison Office, expressing deep condolences on behalf of the Macau government and in his own name, and expressing deep condolences to Zheng's relatives.
Carrie Lam issued a statement expressing her deep condolences on the passing of Zheng Xiaosong. She said: "During my tenure as Chief Secretary for Administration, I knew Zheng Xiaosong, who was working in Fujian Province at the time, and worked with him to promote cooperation between Fujian and Hong Kong, including the cooperation with him in 2015.Co-hosted the first Fujian-Hong Kong Cooperation Conference, laying the foundation for future exchanges and cooperation between the two places. He worked in Hong Kong in his early years, was familiar with Hong Kong, and has always been concerned about Hong Kong's development. I am deeply saddened by his sudden death, and on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, condolences to his family."
Chief Secretary for Administration Zhang Jianzong pointed out that although he has never met or cooperated with Zheng Xiaosong, he has heard that the outside world speaks highly of Zheng.", "His past achievements and different positions are very important."
