The staff of the Hong Kong Office of the Taiwan Affairs Office has no successor after returning to Hong Kong for the time being. The MAC says it has never unilaterally imposed unreasonable restrictions

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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2021-01-28 21:25

Last update date: 2021-01-28 21:26

The Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan had previously dispatched personnel to return to Hong Kong after their term of office expired. Currently, no personnel have been arranged to replace them.

In response to media enquiries today (28th), the Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan stated that it has never unilaterally imposed any unreasonable restrictions.

The Mainland Affairs Council spokesperson Qiu Chuizheng said that if the Hong Kong side submits an application, the government will handle it in accordance with the consensus of the exchange of letters between the two governments in 2011 and the principle of equality and mutual benefit.

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The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau stated in an earlier response to the media that personnel exchanges between the two places have been restricted due to the epidemic and it is temporarily unable to arrange personnel to replace them in Taiwan. The Taiwan Office currently has 12 personnel, 4 of whom are dispatched from Hong Kong, and the rest are from Taiwan. hiring personnel.

The bureau also stated that after personnel exchanges between the two places return to normal, it will try to find suitable personnel to be stationed. The operation of the office has not been affected for the time being.

Mainland Affairs Council spokesperson Qiu Chuizheng said that Taiwan has never unilaterally imposed any unreasonable restrictions on the assignment of personnel to Hong Kong and Macao government agencies in Taiwan.

He emphasized that if the Hong Kong side submits an application, the government will handle it in accordance with the consensus of the exchange of letters between the two governments in 2011 and the principle of equality and reciprocity.

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