SHANGHAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - China has removed Hong Kong liaison office head Wang Zhimin, according to a Saturday post on the official Weibo site of the Xinhua news agency.

The new liaison office head will be Luo Huining, the agency added. (Reporting by Keith Zhai in Singapore Writing by Engen Tham in Shanghai; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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