China sends Guangdong anti-corruption chief to take on similar role in Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office

Shi Kehui had previously worked under the current head of the HKMAO, Xia Baolong, in Zhejiang province

Shi, described as ‘efficient’ and a ‘workaholic’, has also served in the party’s top graft-busting agency under current Vice-President Wang Qishan

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Shi Kehui’s departure from Guangdong was confirmed on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

Published: 10:27pm, 26 Jan 2021Updated: 2:08am, 27 Jan 2021

Beijing has transferred Guangdong province’s anti-corruption chief to take a similar role in its top office overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs.

Shi Kehui will take up the role following the retirement of Pan Shengzhou, who reached the official retirement age of 60 three years ago.

Shi’s departure from Guangdong was confirmed on Tuesday when the official Yangcheng Evening News reported that the Guangdong People’s Congress standing committee had accepted his resignation as chairman of Guangdong’s commission of supervision.

Shi spent most of his career in Zhejiang province, including a spell as secretary to the former party chief Zhao Hongzhu. Zhao succeeded Xi Jinping in the role after the latter was transferred to Shanghai.

Shi’s background includes serving as deputy director of Zhejiang’s party committee office under Xia Baolong, who was appointed head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office last February. Photo: Weibo

Zhao later moved on to become the deputy chief of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) in 2012, the party’s top anti-corruption body.

Shi continued to serve as deputy director of Zhejiang’s party committee office for two more years under new party chief Xia Baolong, who was appointed head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office last February.

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