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Written by: Jiang Gengyu
2021-06-21 17:40
Last update date: 2021-06-21 17:41
The Hong Kong and Macao SAR governments have temporarily closed their offices in Taiwan earlier, and the personnel of the Taiwan office in Hong Kong have also left Hong Kong one after another because their visas have not been renewed.
Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported on Sunday (20th) that seven more staff members of the Hong Kong Office left Hong Kong and returned to Taiwan on the same day. Only one representative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Hong Kong, whose visa expired in July, remained behind.
The MAC held an online press conference on Monday (21st), chaired by Chairman Qiu Taisan, to announce the follow-up business adjustments of the Hong Kong office.
He pointed out that necessary operations will be maintained and some service procedures will be simplified.
Qiu Taisan explained several business adjustments: First, for Taiwanese passport reissuance and reissuance, document certification, etc., continue to provide collection and delivery services; second, Hong Kong residents stay in Taiwan remain unchanged, staying is allowed When applying through the cloud system, the residence permit must be processed at the counter; third, Taiwanese businessmen will be entrusted with private teams to assist in emergency assistance, sightseeing exchanges, and cultural exchanges.
Fourth, for students in Taiwan and Hong Kong, continue to supervise the Joint Overseas Admissions Committee, simplify the enrollment procedures, and establish a cloud registration mechanism; fifth, the financial cooperation will continue to be handled.
The 7 personnel dispatched from the Taiwan office in Hong Kong returned to Taiwan.
(Provided by the Mainland Affairs Council)
Mention six points to declare that the Hong Kong government betrayed the contract
At the press conference, Mrs. Qiu made a six-point statement on the return of the staff of the Hong Kong Office to Taiwan.
He said, first of all, Taiwan and Hong Kong set up offices in each other on the principle of mutual benefit and could not accept the Hong Kong side's conditions for dwarfing Taiwan.
The Hong Kong government wants to dwarf the national character of the First China Commitment. As a prerequisite, the Taiwan government will never accept the content of the exchange of letters between the two parties.
Second, the Hong Kong government unilaterally breached its trust and breached the contract. The international community should be vigilant. The CCP has severely undermined Hong Kong's autonomy and made difficulties for the visas of Taiwan residents, again showing that one country, two systems exist in name only.
He continued to point out that thirdly, the CCP and the Hong Kong government are the first servants of the destruction of Taiwan-Hong Kong relations. Taiwanese personnel in Hong Kong acted in accordance with the law and never surpassed them. The CCP and the Hong Kong government must bear all responsibility for the destruction of Taiwan-Hong Kong relations. responsibility.
Fourth, the international community should remain vigilant and stick to the political line of defense in Asia.
The people of Taiwan must also unite to defend national sovereignty and hope that the international community will support Taiwan.
Mrs. Qiu presented the "One China Commitment" requested by the Hong Kong government.
(Screenshot of live broadcast of online press conference)
Fifth, Taiwan’s support for Hong Kong’s democracy and freedom should not be an excuse for political suppression, but Taiwan has never intervened in Hong Kong affairs and should not use this as an excuse to retaliate against Taiwan.
Sixth, Taiwan will stick to its posts and serve the people. Even if the situation is severe, it will still keep its promises. The business and operation methods of the office will be supported by relevant ministries and organizations to jointly safeguard the rights and interests of the people in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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