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Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa in Taipei. [2] The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Ying-li Chen. [1] The Office has responsibility for the provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, as well as Namibia. [3] The Office was formerly the Consulate-General of the ...
As Hong Kong had been under British administration, South Africa was able to maintain a consulate by virtue of its diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. [ 17 ] South Africa feared that after the handover Beijing might force the closure of its consulate and the country would no longer be allowed to use the city as a transit route for air ...
The Cape Town Office [9] has responsibility for the provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape as well as Namibia. [6] There was also previously an office in Johannesburg, formerly the Consulate-General of the Republic of China. [10] [11] However, owing to financial considerations and the city's proximity to Pretoria, it was ...
South Africa first established a Consulate in Taipei in 1967, which was upgraded to a Consulate General three years later. [5] In 1976, this was upgraded to an Embassy. [6] However, when South Africa recognised the People's Republic of China, its diplomatic relations with Taiwan were terminated. [7] This led to the establishment of the Office ...
Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabian Trade Office in Taipei) [35] Singapore (Singapore Trade Office in Taipei) [36] Slovakia (Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei) [37] Somaliland (Republic of Somaliland Representative Office in Taiwan) [38] South Africa (Liaison Office of South Africa in Taipei) [39] South Korea (Korean Mission in Taipei) [40]
Africa Pretoria: Embassy * 1976 1998 Succeeded by unofficial representative office [153] [85] Johannesburg: Consulate * 1912 1998 Continuation of a Qing-era consulate, succeeded by unofficial representative office [153] [85] Consulate (de facto) 1998 2009 [85] [148] Cape Town: Consulate ** 1973 1998 [154] [85] Senegal: Africa Dakar: Embassy ...
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong, initially known as Chung Hwa Travel Service (Chinese: 中華旅行社), was first established in Hong Kong in 1966 during British rule. [7] This operated under quasi-diplomatic arrangements unilaterally extended by the British authorities.
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 ]