Macau will set up an office in Taiwan

Macau will set up an office in Taiwan Xinhuanet Macau SAR Government Spokesperson Alex Tam announced on the 4th that the Macau SAR Government will establish a "Macau...

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After many months of in-depth consultations, the Macao SAR government and the Taiwan authorities reached a consensus on the establishment of a comprehensive office in Taiwan, and the Macao SAR government agreed to establish the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Center" in Macao. "Changed its name to "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office".

It is reported that the business functions of the Macao SAR Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan mainly have three aspects: to provide services and assistance for Macao residents to work, study, travel, business and life in Taiwan, as well as document verification and emergency events; to promote Macao and Taiwan Exchanges and cooperation in economics, trade, tourism, science and technology, environmental protection, education, medical and health, cultural creativity, academic publishing, professional technology, social welfare and other fields; strengthening Macao and Taiwan's joint fight against crime and mutual judicial assistance cooperation, etc.

Tam Chung-rong said that Macao's establishment of an economic and cultural office in Taiwan is a special zone. With the major breakthrough in government policy, cooperation between Macao and Taiwan in the fields of economy, culture, education, medical care and social services will be further deepened, and Macao-Taiwan relations will reach a new level.

Tam Chung-rong said that the SAR government is actively carrying out preparations for the establishment of the Macao Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan. , is expected to be officially put into operation at the end of this year. The staff of the office will be 10 to 15, and an excellent work team will be recruited from different government departments. If necessary, the office will hire an appropriate number of staff in Taiwan.

It is also understood that the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Center" will be renamed. After the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office", it will continue to serve as a comprehensive office with similar business functions to the Macao Economic and Cultural Office, while retaining the existing business of assisting Macao residents to handle various relevant procedures required to travel to Taiwan.

Tam Junrong pointed out that Macao currently has more than 4,000 people in Taiwan Students and many Macao residents live, travel and do business in Taiwan. There are nearly 1.3 million tourists from Taiwan to Macao every year. Many Taiwanese businessmen are interested in investing in Macao and Portuguese-speaking countries. In the future, Macao and Taiwan will work more closely to provide services and assistance to compatriots in the two places, better promote the prosperity and development of the two places, and enhance the well-being of the people in Macao and Taiwan.