Chinese adviser on Hong Kong moves to ethnic minorities university
- Jiang Shigong was involved in drafting 2014 white paper that started discussion on Beijing’s ‘comprehensive governance’ of Hong Kong
- He has been appointed vice-president of Minzu University, which is affiliated with China’s ethnic affairs commission
It is unclear when Jiang was appointed to the position but the move was reported by Chinese media over the weekend.
The 56-year-old was previously a professor at Peking University Law School, and he served as deputy director of its Centre for Hong Kong and Macau Studies and head of the Office of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Jiang was a research fellow at the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong from 2004 to 2008, after which he published several books on the city’s legal system.
He is also a key member of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies, an official think tank, and provides policy advice on Hong Kong to the central government.
In 2014, Jiang was involved in drafting and presenting to the media a white paper that assessed how the “one country, two systems” framework was being implemented in Hong Kong. It started a public discussion about the concept of “comprehensive governance” – a shift away from Beijing’s previous approach to the city’s affairs.