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Hong Kong?Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council
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Formed
| 1 April 2010
; 14 years ago
(
2010-04-01
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Jurisdiction
| Hong Kong
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Headquarters
| Admiralty
,
Hong Kong
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Minister responsible
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Website
| www.eccpc.org.hk
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The
Hong Kong?Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council
(
ECCPC
) represents the
Government
of
Hong Kong
in talks with
Taiwan
, through its counterpart, the
Taiwan?Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council
(ECCC).
[1]
The ECCPC was set up on 1 April 2010 in a symbiotic relationship with the Taiwanese ECCC, similar to that between bodies representing Taiwan and
mainland China
in
cross-strait
talks, under a slightly hands-off approach that is often known as the "white glove" policy. The two councils, both with participation by high-ranking ministers, are incorporated as legal entities but will be authorised by the two governments to sign pacts.
The two bodies were established against a background of strengthened Hong Kong-Taiwan links and trade, which match improved China-Taiwan relations. With the establishment in 2009 of direct flights between Taiwan and the mainland, Hong Kong's role as a transit point was eliminated.
The ECCPC has only one major committee, the Business Co-operation Committee, reflecting the Hong Kong government's focus on business and economic aspects of the relationship, such as seeking mutual avoidance of
double taxation
and collaboration between the two financial markets. This contrasts with the broader agenda of the Taiwanese side, which is looking for progress on matters such as infectious disease control, relaxation of visa requirements for travellers and cultural exchanges. The committee chair, for a term of two years, is
David Lie Tai-chong
, also a vice-chairman of the ECCPC itself and a Hong Kong delegate to the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
.
ECCPC is located at the
Central Government Offices
in
Admiralty
.
History
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In August 2022, after
Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan
,
John Lee
criticized the visit and said "The Hong Kong government would fully support and facilitate all necessary measures by Beijing to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity."
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David Lie, head of the ECCPC, said that the development would have little impact on Hong Kong, and said interactions between the ECCPC and ECCC had been limited since 2019, when Hong Kong pushed for the
2019 Hong Kong extradition bill
.
[2]
Transportation
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The council is accessible within walking distance North from
Admiralty station
of
Hong Kong MTR
.
See also
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