Following the establishment of the Hong Kong and Macau Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China last month, Xia Baolong, the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, will be in Hong Kong for six days on Thursday (April 13).Some interviewed scholars believe that Xia Baolong's trip reflects Beijing still attaches importance to Hong Kong and hopes that Hong Kong will do a good job of national security.
The Hong Kong Government was suddenly announced on Tuesday (April 11). Xia Baolong will visit Hong Kong from this Thursday to next Tuesday (April 18).The opening ceremony of the National Security Education Day event held by the Hong Kong Government.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao warmly welcomed Xia Baolong to visit Hong Kong on behalf of Hong Kong in the press release, and said that the official will make all appropriate arrangements to make full support and ensure the smooth progress of the inspection.
According to the Hong Kong TVB News Station, Xia Baolong planned to investigate the area during the Hong Kong period, and may visit the school and meet with some officials and members of the Legislative Council.
After the anti -repair protest in Hong Kong in the second half of 2019, Xia Baolong, then vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was ordered in February 2020 and also served as the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Office.After Xia Baolong took office, he went south to Shenzhen to meet with officials of Hong Kong Government and people from all walks of life in Hong Kong. Last July, he also accompanied the official visit to Hong Kong.
Data show that the previous director of Hong Kong and Macau, which was officially visited in Hong Kong, was Wang Guangya in 2011.At that time, he visited the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Financial Administration, and the lunch with all walks of life and dialogue with youth. He also visited Tianshuiwei.
Liu Zhaoli, consultant of the China Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, believes that Xia Baolong's inspection in Hong Kong this time reflects that Hong Kong has restored his normal state and is relatively stable in all aspects.In addition, after Wang Guangya's last visit to Hong Kong, Xia Baolong doubled this time. It is believed that it is necessary to fully contact people from all walks of life to formulate how Hong Kong will better integrate into the national development policy in the future.
Liu Zhaojia said: "Director Xia's coming to Hong Kong this time should reflect the central government's strengthening and instructions for Hong Kong, and strengthening the central government's understanding of Hong Kong affairs, especially the development of Hong Kong in all aspects in recent days."
Liu Zhaojia pointed out that this is the first time that the Beijing -Macao Office of the Hong Kong and Macao Office has visited Hong Kong for the first time after the promotion of the Hong Kong and Macau Office and directly under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.Xia Baolong will attend the opening ceremony of the National Security Education Day event during his visit to Hong Kong. It is intended to strengthen the national security awareness of Hong Kong people, especially when Hong Kong is about to deal with Article 23 legislative issues of the Basic Law.
Chen Weiqiang, a lecturer of Hong Kong University of Technology Hong Kong Specialty College, also believed that shortly after the establishment of the Hong Kong and Macau Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xia Baolong went to Hong Kong to inspect, reflecting Beijing's attention to Hong Kong's attention, and even improved.In addition, Sino -US relations have continued to be nervous in recent years. As an international metropolis, Hong Kong may be the first to become a pawn of the financial war between the two sides.Therefore, during the visit to Hong Kong, Xia Baolong will also pay attention to and guide the Hong Kong government's prevention work in the field of financial national security.
But Chen Weiqiang believes that in addition to the national level, there are many problems in social and livelihood in Hong Kong, including serious talent loss, insufficient manpower of all walks of life, and harsh living environment.
Chen Weiqiang said that according to the media reports earlier, Ding Xuexiang, executive deputy prime minister of the State Council of the State Council, has replaced Han Zheng in charge of Hong Kong and Macau affairs.As Xia Baolong has been in charge of Hong Kong and Macao affairs for several years and is familiar with Hong Kong affairs, Xia Baolong's visit to Hong Kong means that Xia Baolong, 71, is likely to stay in office to assist Ding Xuexiang.
