Xia Baolong’s visit in numbers: from meetings to dim sum meals, the Post breaks down Beijing’s top man on Hong Kong affairs’ ‘inspection’ trip
- Xia Baolong, director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, met wide range of people during carefully orchestrated ‘inspection’ visit
- The Post recaps top official’s one-week trip with five key figures, covering who joined tour, economy-related meetings and more
A one-week visit by Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has been characterised as a full-schedule, fact-finding mission with a clear economic focus.
Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), met a wider range of people, from property tycoons to low-income families, to gauge views compared with his last visit 10 months ago.
The carefully orchestrated “inspection” – the term used by the local government to describe the visit – may reflect Beijing’s policy priorities for Hong Kong, especially as the city’s economy needs a fresh boost and investors require reassurance amid concerns over a proposed home-grown national security law.
The Post summarises Xia’s latest visit with five numbers.
26 events on itinerary
Xia spent a week in the city – from last Thursday to Wednesday – with 26 known events on his itinerary, slightly fewer than the 28 during his six-day visit last April.
This time he met officials, lawmakers, tycoons, economists, business chambers, lawyers, youth and media representatives, patriotic groups and district councillors.