Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
| 中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室 | |
| Liaison Office overview | |
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| Formed | May 1947 (as NCNA) 18 January 2000 (as LGCPG) |
| Preceding Liaison Office | |
| Jurisdiction | State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters |
The Westpoint 160 Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong 22°17′17″N 114°08′23″E / 22.288111°N 114.139822°E |
| Liaison Office executive |
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| Website | locpg.gov.cn |
The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室; abbr. LOCPG or 中聯辦) is an organ of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It replaced the New China News Agency (NCNA) as the representative of the PRC government in Hong Kong in 2000.
It is one of the most controversial organ in Hong Kong as it has been viewed as a "second government" in Hong Kong, or even the real government where the real power of Hong Kong resides, with the popular term "Sai Wan (where the headquarter of the Liaison Office is located) ruling Hong Kong" as apposed to Chung Wan, where the Hong Kong SAR government is located, due to its continuing and all-round interference into Hong Kong domestic affairs and elections.
The Liaison Office was established in 2000 as the replacement of the New China News Agency (NCNA), the unofficial representative of the PRC government in Hong Kong during the colonial period since 1949. It followed the NCNA to promote the pro-Beijing united front and coordinate pro-Beijing candidates, mobilising supporters to vote for "patriotic" political parties, clandestinely orchestrating electoral campaigns and openly pro-democracy elites in Hong Kong. It also supervises the mainland's enterprises and three pro-Beijing newspapers, Tai Kung Pao, Wen Wei Pao and Commercial Daily in Hong Kong. It is also responsible for running the Chinese Communist Party cells in Hong Kong.
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