Beijing to appoint four senior officials to oversee national security in Macau

Beijing will appoint four senior officials to supervise and assist Macau’s government on matters relating to national security, Xinhua News Agency has announced.

Analysts on Friday said the move was understandable but unlikely to be repeated in Hong Kong, where Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was already advised on the issue by Beijing’s top official in the city.