Gregory May, US consul general for Hong Kong and Macau, tipped for leading role over 1,300 people at Beijing embassy and mainland consulates
The top US diplomat in Hong Kong is likely to be heading north to take up a leading role in the United States’ Beijing embassy, the South China Morning Post has learned.
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May’s likely new role would make him one of Perdue’s top lieutenants at the 1,300-person embassy in Beijing and mainland consulates, according to one source familiar with the matter.
“His pragmatism, resourcefulness and vast experience covering mainland [China], Hong Kong and Taiwan made him a leading candidate for the role to assist ambassador Perdue,” the source said, declining to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.
