Beijing has appointed Yuan Gujie, a senior Guangdong province official who vowed to further connect rules in the Greater Bay Area, as a deputy director of its liaison office in Hong Kong.
The state-run Xinhua News Agency announced on Monday that Yuan, 58, had succeeded diplomat Liu Guangyuan, who is expected to retire at age 61.
The liaison office’s top leadership includes director Zhou Ji and four deputies.
Yuan headed the provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission and also served as a…