Chief Executive John Lee met with the newly appointed head of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, Zhou Ji, at Government House on Saturday.

The pair exchanged views on various topics such as the SAR’s social situation, opportunities and challenges.

The CE said he is confident in working with Mr Zhou to accurately implement the principle of One Country, Two Systems and promote the development of Hong Kong from governance to prosperity.

The State Council had earlier announced that Zhou, 61, would replace Zheng Yanxiong as both the director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LOCPG) and as national security advisor of the SAR's Committee for Safeguarding National Security.