China names Eric Chan as head of new Hong Kong national security committee

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds a copy of the new national security law during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, on the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. Credit/AFP Photo

China's cabinet has appointed Eric Chan as the head of the new Hong Kong national security committee, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

The appointment of Chan as secretary-general of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was based on a nomination by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the report said.

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