BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state council approved on Wednesday a plan submitted by the Hong Kong government to appoint Erick Tsang as the new secretary of constitutional and mainland affairs, replacing Patrick Nip, as part of a broader reshuffle.
Nip has been reassigned as the head of the city’s civil service, replacing Joshua Law, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
(Reporting by Se Young Lee and Yew Lun Tian)
