New deputy chief of liaison office meets Hong Kong media delegation in Beijing

The new deputy chief of the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong has made his public debut, meeting a media delegation from the city in Beijing on Sunday.

Sun Shangwu, who was appointed as a deputy director of the liaison office on Saturday, met representatives from some 20 mainstream media outlets, including the South China Morning Post.

The delegation was received by Nong Rong, a deputy director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), according to a statement by the office.

A picture accompanying the statement showed Sun with the delegation.

It marked Sun’s first public appearance in his new role as a senior mainland cadre.

Sun, 56, was previously the deputy editor-in-chief of the English-language China Daily newspaper.