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Taiwan introduces free online visas for Hong Kong passport holders.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 1 September

[Report by Fanny W.Y. Fung in Taipei And Dennis Eng: "Taipei Brings in Free Online Visa To Boost Travel"; headline as provided by source]

Hongkongers may not yet enjoy visa-free entry to Taiwan, but from today they can get free visas -applied for online and printed out at home.

The measure was announced by Taiwan's government yesterday, as Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah completed his four-day historic visit to Taipei to promote ties.

But the offer was not greeted with any reciprocal measure from Hong Kong, with Tsang saying arrangements were under …

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