Xu Jiatun · Full chronicle and history

Xu Jiatun visited the Kowloon Walled City, which was then regarded as a lawless place, and met with members of the local Neighborhood Welfare Promotion Association; this move attracted the attention and displeasure of the Hong Kong British government.

Xu Jiatun officially arrives in Hong Kong to assume a new post, serving as director of Xinhua News Agency’s Hong Kong branch, effectively acting as secretary of the CCP Hong Kong and Macau Work Committee, and begins to expand the united front by reaching out to various forces.