According to a WashPo article, they indicate that HK officials "quietly encouraged" Snowden to leave. They also name an HK official who is "sympathetic to Beiji

According to a WashPo article, they indicate that HK officials "quietly encouraged" Snowden to leave. They also name an HK official who is "sympathetic to Beijing" as the one to have delayed the US's extradition request, which never made it to a judge. Regardless of the extent of China's involvement, it sounds like HK really didn't want to get involved. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/details-of-snowdens-stay-in-hong-kong/2013/06/24/3e334fce-dd04-11e2-bd83-e99e43c336ed_story.html?tid=pm_pop http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/detail...