The Chinese Communist Party has taken direct control of running the day-to-day affairs of Hong Kong, removing responsibility from China's cabinet. This move is seen as linked to recent efforts to pursue democracy activists overseas and harass their families. The Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party's Central Committee, headed by Xia Baolong, will deploy the governing power of the central government in Hong Kong and maintain national security. The office's establishment coincides with the issuing of arrest warrants for eight overseas democracy activists and the questioning of their families by Hong Kong's national security police.

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