Hong Kong has launched one of its largest security operations in years, as a high-ranking Chinese politician is set to arrive in the city.

    China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Tuesday to attend the Belt and Road Summit. Zhang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will also inspect the Hong Kong SAR during the three-day trip. 

    More than 6,000 police have been deployed and restricted zones imposed in the city centre, local media report. Pro-democracy groups say they will stage protests during the visit.  Zhang is the most senior official to visit Hong Kong since 2014 when thousands of protesters took over major parts of the city to demand fully free elections.

Source: QNA