Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an organ of the Central People's Government
of the People's Republic of China
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and the Office of the Commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is also responsible for liaisons with Chinese companies in Hong Kong, and facilitating economic, cultural, educational, technology and sport exchanges and cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China. De facto, the CLO is also the headquarters of the People's Republic of China's United Front
in Hong Kong, and therefore the origin of all propaganda efforts carried out in the territory in order to "win the minds and the hearts" of the Hong Kong citizens. For this reason, protests regularly occur before its building..
colonial rule. The current director of the office is Gao Siren
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Central People's Government
The Central People's Government is the central government of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. According to the 1982 Constitution, "Central People's Government" is synonymous with the State Council.-History:...
of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Description
It is responsible for liaisons with the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong GarrisonPeople's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison
The People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China responsible for defence duties of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since the sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned to the PRC in 1997...
and the Office of the Commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is also responsible for liaisons with Chinese companies in Hong Kong, and facilitating economic, cultural, educational, technology and sport exchanges and cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China. De facto, the CLO is also the headquarters of the People's Republic of China's United Front
United Front (PRC)
The United Front in the People's Republic of China is a nominally popular front led by the Communist Party of China. It is managed by the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and besides the communist party it consists of eight minor parties and the...
in Hong Kong, and therefore the origin of all propaganda efforts carried out in the territory in order to "win the minds and the hearts" of the Hong Kong citizens. For this reason, protests regularly occur before its building..
History
Before renaming on January 18, 2000, it was known as the Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch. Before the transfer of sovereignty in 1997, it was the de facto diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China in the territory, since the People's Republic of China did not recognise the legitimacy of United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
colonial rule. The current director of the office is Gao Siren
Gao Siren
Gao Siren was the director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2002 to 2009. From 2000 to 2002 he was the deputy director of the Liaison Office.-External Links:*...
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