Cardinal John Tong (left) with Reverend Joseph Ha. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Shock as Vatican brings Cardinal John Tong out of retirement to be acting head of Hong Kong diocese after death of bishop – blocking Occupy supporter Joseph Ha Chi-shing

Tong dismisses suggestion Vatican stepped in to avoid Occupy supporter Reverend Joseph Ha being elected acting bishop, something that could offend Beijing

Topic | Catholic Church

Shirley Zhao and Ng Kang-chung

Published: 10:43pm, 7 Jan, 2019

Updated: 12:19am, 8 Jan, 2019

Cardinal John Tong (left) with Reverend Joseph Ha. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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Shirley Zhao

Shirley joined the Post in 2013 after reporting from China for a Hong Kong-based magazine. She has covered education, and now focuses on housing, land and planning.