The lease of the office of Taiwan's "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office" in Hong Kong is about to expire.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office announced today (19th) that its service team will be relocated to Room 1106, 11th Floor, Tower One, Admiralty Lippo Center, from August 2nd, and merged with the Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior, which handles visas to Taiwan.
The Central News Agency reported that the office lease of the Immigration Department will also expire at the end of this year. At that time, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and other employees will be arranged to relocate to the office of the Guanghua News and Cultural Center in the Central Plaza of the Ministry of Culture in Hong Kong, Harbour Road, Wanchai. .
Relations between Hong Kong and Taiwan have been tense in the past two years, and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan has been closed in May.
The staff of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office refused to sign the "First China Commitment Letter" requested by the Hong Kong government earlier. They were not renewed for work visas by the Hong Kong government. Seven of them returned to Taiwan last month. The MAC later announced that the office would only be retained. Necessary to operate.
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