Exclusive: Xi Jinping Plans Mass Ouster of Corrupt Hong Kong Officials From Top Chinese Advisory Body

Exclusive: Xi Jinping Plans Mass Ouster of Corrupt Hong Kong Officials From Top Chinese Advisory Body
The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong on Aug. 27, 2014. Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images
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HONG KONG—Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing to purge Hongkongers from the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference if they bribed their way into the national advisory body, according to a source close to the matter.

Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on June 25, 2016. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on June 25, 2016. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images