Published: 17:31, July 14, 2025 | Updated: 17:53, July 14, 2025
China appoints senior official for Hong Kong, Macao affairs
By Xinhua
Xu Qifang, then deputy head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the 2th CPC National Congress in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 17, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China has appointed Xu Qifang as the executive deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, overseeing the office's daily operations.