The Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (HKETCO; ) is the
representative office of
Hong Kong in the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
. 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.
History
The office started to operate in Taiwan in 19 December 2011. On 15 May 2012, Minister of
Mainland Affairs Council of the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
Lai Shin-yuan
Lai Shin-yuan (, born 9 November 1956, in Taichung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese politician who served as minister of the Mainland Affairs Council from 2008 to 2012.
Education
Lai earned an M.A. degree International Relations from the London School of ...
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.
The office suspended operation on 18 May 2021.
List of directors
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John Leung (7 December 2011 – 11 August 2015)
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Rex Chang (12 August 2015 – 28 July 2018)
Transportation
The office is accessible within walking distance south of
Taipei City Hall Station of the
Taipei Metro.
See also
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Taiwan–Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council
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Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
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Foreign relations of Hong Kong
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List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
The diplomatic missions in Taiwan include embassies; trade and cultural missions include representative offices. Due to the special political status and One-China policy, Taiwan is only recognized by 14 countries, all of whom have an embassies in ...
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Cross-Strait relations
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One-China policy
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Macau Economic and Cultural Office
References
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2011 establishments in Taiwan
2021 disestablishments in Taiwan
Hong Kong–Taiwan relations
Representative Offices in Taipei
Taiwan
Government agencies established in 2011
Government agencies disestablished in 2021
Defunct diplomatic missions