China's appointment of a top intelligence official to run Hong Kong's national security regime underscores its determination to tighten its grip on the financial hub, according to diplomats and analysts.
Dong Jingwei, 59, is the highest-level Chinese security official to be appointed to a senior role in the former British colony since Beijing imposed a national security law on its most international city in 2020.
Under the security law, China's national security office has sweeping investigative and surveillance powers, and enjoys immunity from city laws.Dong was vice-minister in the Ministry of State Security, China's most powerful intelligence organisation - a role that included catching foreign spies in China, according to state media reports.
In an essay published last July in a journal dedicated to President Xi Jinping's thinking on the rule of law, Dong said "Western forces" had been instigating a "colour revolution" in Hong Kong, and the security law had been vital to restore order. "The government is trying to show it is open for international business but this will send a shiver and raises fresh questions about the future operating environment."
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