China appoints hardliner to head new Hong Kong security agency
Hong Kong (AFP) July 3, 2020
China appointed a hardliner to head a new national security agency in Hong Kong Friday as police brought the first charges under a sweeping new anti-subversion law that has shaken the semi-autonomous finance hub. Zheng Yanxiong - a party official best known for tackling protests on the mainland - will lead the office set up by the legislation that empowers mainland security agents to opera
