Official served in Hong Kong since December, unlikely to be replaced

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/09/18
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – An official of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) was forced to

return home Wednesday (September 18) after Hong Kong refused to extend his working visa.

Tsai Meng-chieh (蔡孟潔) arrived in the territory last December as the first-ever MJIB representative to take up the post of secretary for judicial cooperation, the Central News Agency reported. Taiwan has similar position in several countries, including the United States, Great Britain, India and the Philippines.

Tsai is a graduate of National Taiwan University’s law department, studied in Britain and underwent training by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Last April, media reports emerged that Hong Kong wanted the official to leave, and in May, there were reports saying the special administrative region of China would not extend Tsai’s working visa.

At the time, the Mainland Affairs Council denied the reports, according to CNA. However, on September 10, Tsai received official notification that his visa would not be extended, so he decided to leave Wednesday.    [FULL  STORY]