Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (Taiwan)

Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office
Agency overview
香港經濟貿易文化辦事處
Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office at the President International Tower
Formed	19 December 2011 (start of operation)^[1] 15 May 2012 (inauguration)^[2]
Dissolved	18 May 2021 (suspended operation)
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan 25°02′23″N 121°33′56″E / 25.03972°N 121.56556°E / 25.03972; 121.56556
Agency executive	John Leung, Director^[3]
Website	www.hketco.hk

Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office

Traditional Chinese

香港經濟貿易文化辦事處

Simplified Chinese

香港经济贸易文化办事处

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Jīngjì Màoyì Wénhuà Bànshìchù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēung góng gīng jai mauh yihk màhn fa baahn sih chyu
Jyutping	Hoeng¹ gong² ging¹ zai³ mau⁶ jik⁶ man⁴ faa³ baan⁶ si⁶ cyu³

The Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (HKETCO; Chinese: 香港經濟貿易文化辦事處) is the representative office of Hong Kong in the Republic of China. Its counterpart body in Hong Kong is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong.

The office is located at the President International Tower (統一國際大樓) in Xinyi District, Taipei.^[4]

History

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The office started to operate in Taiwan on 19 December 2011. On 15 May 2012, Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China Lai Shin-yuan oversaw the opening ceremony of the office. Also present during the opening ceremony was John Tsang, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR. He said during his opening note that Taiwan and Hong Kong have made substantial progress in the area of economic exchanges, cultural exchanges, financial supervision cooperation, bilateral transportation arrangement and cargo transshipment.^[2] The office suspended operation on 18 May 2021.^[5]

List of directors

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John Leung (7 December 2011 – 11 August 2015)^[6]
Rex Chang (12 August 2015 – 28 July 2018)^[7]

Transportation

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The office is accessible within walking distance south of Taipei City Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.

References

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^ "welcome_page". Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
^ ^a ^b http://www.cepd.gov.tw/encontent/m1.aspx?sNo=0017205^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Latest Updates". Eccpc.org.hk. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "HKETCO - Contact Us". Hketco.hk. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ Cheung, Stanley; Yeh, Joseph (16 June 2021). "Macao office in Taipei suspends operation following HK office closure". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Hketco - Cv". Hketco.hk. 2011-12-07. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "Why is HK delaying work visa for Taiwan agency official?".

v t e Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices
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Greater China	Beijing Chengdu [zh] Guangzhou [zh] Shanghai [zh] ~~Taipei~~⁴ Wuhan [zh]
Related institutions	Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Trade Development Council Tourism Board Invest Hong Kong
Notes ^1 correspondence and information hotline ^2 consultant office ^3 information office ^4 suspended operation

v t e Diplomatic missions in Taiwan
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International organisations	European Union¹
Former	China Hong Kong¹ Macau¹ Honduras [ja] Ireland Japan [ja] Kiribati [ja] Nicaragua [ja] South Korea [ko] South Vietnam [zh]
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History

List of directors

Transportation

See also

References