Taiwan’s govt insists HK sign accord before it accepts murder suspect

Focus Taiwan
Date: 10/15/2020
By: Flor Wang, Stanley Cheung, Lai Yen-hsi

Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) The Mainland Affairs Council on Thursday reiterated its stance that Taiwan and Hong Kong must first clarify jurisdiction-related issues between the two sides before Taiwanese authorities accept a Hong Kong murder suspect who wants to turn himself in for allegedly killing his girlfriend in Taiwan in 2018.

Speaking at a regular news briefing, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) insisted that related issues must be settled first to allow Taiwan and Hong Kong to exercise their power under respective jurisdictions.

Only after pertaining key issues are adequately handled can the two sides begin to discuss whether murder suspect Chan Tong-kai (陳同佳) should be allowed to enter Taiwan and turn himself in to stand trial here, Chiu said.

The aim of Taiwan's government is to have the suspect receive due treatment and bring justice to the victim's family as soon as possible, he added.    [FULL  STORY]