Suddenly in question, Hong Kong government finds defining liaison office’s relationship to Basic Law a ‘tricky’ proposition

For many in Hong Kong, including most government officials and pro-establishment politicians, it is established fact that mainland Chinese agencies overseeing the city’s affairs are restricted from “interfering” in day-to-day governance by a clause in the city’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law.But nothing should be taken for granted amid the current precarious political climate.The Hong Kong government found itself in hot water from both pan-democrat and pro-establishment camps over the…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/2VrINUh