Taiwan advises its citizens to avoid Hong Kong after new law

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Chiu Chui-Cheng, deputy head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, described the new law as 'the most outrageous in history'.

TAIPEI - Taiwan citizens should avoid unnecessary visits to or transit through Hong Kong, Macau or mainland China after the passing of an"outrageous" national security law for the former British colony, a Taiwan government official said on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters in Taipei, Chiu Chui-Cheng, deputy head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, said the law was the"the most outrageous in history" with a reach that extended everywhere. "We won't take the initiative to withdraw it, unless there are external factors," he said."We will stay until the last minute."

China, Taiwan's biggest trading partner, is also home to a large Taiwan business community making everything from semiconductors to shoes.

 

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