Published May 17, 2016
Hong Kong authorities have rolled out a massive security operation as they brace for protests during a top Beijing official's visit to the semiautonomous Chinese city.
Thousands of police officers were deployed Tuesday as Zhang Dejiang began a three-day trip to Hong Kong.
Zhang is the chairman of the National People's Congress, China's parliament. He is the highest-ranking Communist Party official to come to Hong Kong since then-President Hu Jintao paid a visit in 2012.
Zhang arrived at Hong Kong's airport at midday, giving a short speech before departing by car.
Hong Kong has seen increasing discontent with Beijing's tightening grip on the former British colony, including pro-democracy street protests that gripped the city in late 2014.
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