The Chinese government appointed Chris Tang Ping-keung as the new police chief of Hong Kong on November 19, 2019.  Beijing appointed Tang who was recommended and nominated by the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to take over amid months of anti-government protests in the city. Tang replaces Stephen Lo Wai-chung who is retiring from the job of police commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force.