City Beat | Next chief executive will face challenge of striking rendition deal with mainland China
Recent cross-border law enforcement cases and mysterious disappearances of individuals are reminders that issue is a political time bomb to be defused
No doubt, there are many who can’t help but worry whether this is another booksellers type of case where mainland law enforcement agents were suspected to have operated in Hong Kong – something which is not allowed by the city’s Basic Law. But statements by Hong Kong police as well as various sources the Post has talked to, both in the city and on the mainland, suggested otherwise.
Xiao went back to the mainland – via normal border crossing procedures – as a result of his long-time “negotiations” with authorities there who need his assistance to investigate the alleged manipulation leading to the 2015 stock market crash, as well as his business links with relatives of some state leaders.
Still, the worries of Hongkongers won’t go away easily, given the lack of official information on Xiao’s case. Considering his special background as one of China’s richest men with extensive business and political networks on the mainland, the whole matter is more than a mystery.
