Janice Tse appointed Hong Kong’s new constitutional and mainland affairs chief
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“Janice Tse appointed Hong Kong’s new constitutional and mainland affairs chief”
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All cited Wikipedia sources are unrelated to Janice Tse's appointment. The entries about Hong Kong geography, government agencies, and a film do not mention her role or appointment.
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— Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million re…
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— This is a list of government agencies of the Hong Kong Government.
The policies of the government are formulated decided by the bureaux led by secretaries and permanent secretaries are discussed in th…
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— Nightfall is a 2012 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Roy Chow, starring Nick Cheung, Simon Yam, Janice Man and Kay Tse. The film is about a convicted murderer who, after being released on par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(2012_film)
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“Current permanent secretary for environment was nominated by city leader John Lee and appointed by Chinese State Council to replace Erick Tsang”
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— Dame Clare Moriarty DCB (born 6 April 1963) is the Chief Executive of Citizens Advice and a former British civil servant, who served as permanent secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and…
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— Permanent secretaries are the chief executive officers of government ministries in Barbados and are responsible to the Head of the Public Service, who is Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Secreta…
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— A permanent secretary, known formally in some government departments as the permanent under-secretary of state, is the most senior civil servant of a ministry in the United Kingdom, charged with runni…
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“Beijing has appointed Permanent Secretary for the Environment Janice Tse Siu-wa as Hong Kong’s constitutional and mainland affairs minister, according to a state media report”
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— Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is a department of Hong Kong Government concerning the issues of environmental protection in Hong Kong. The EPD is responsible for developing policies coverin…
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— Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million re…
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— The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2016.
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“The appointment follows the resignation of Erick Tsang Kwok-wai in January, who cited poor health, including elevated prostate cancer markers in his blood, as the reason”
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“State news agency Xinhua reported on Monday that the decision was made by the State Council on Monday upon Tse’s nomination by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu”
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“Tse has previously served in various departments, including the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Constitutional Affairs Branch. She was director of Home Affairs in 2016”
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