Central Coordination Group for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs

The Group was established as the Central Coordination Group for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs in 1978. In 2020, the group was upgraded from a Central Coordination Group to a Central Leading Group. The Group is the highest body for China's policy towards Hong Kong and Macau. Since 2003, the group has always been led by a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee. The General Office for the group is also known as the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.