HONG KONG Dec 9 Kyodo The Hong Ko...

HONG KONG Dec 9 Kyodo

The Hong Kong regulation said Monday it has granted a work visa to Lu Ping, Taiwan's restraint information representative to the territory.

The approval came 11 month after Lu formerly a cultural worker and journalist in Taiwan, was appointed director of the Kwang Hwa Information and Cultural Center

The Kwang Hwa center is the de facto Hong Kong branch of Taiwan's direction Information Office. Taiwan authorities are not allowed to be officially showed in the former British colony which get backed to Chinese rule in 1997 as Beijing views Taiwan a part of China and insists onward future reunification.

Hong Kong's Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam said he welcomes Lu to work in the territory to stir up cultural exchanges between Taiwan and Hong Kong

Beijing and the Hong Kong regulation have insisted Taiwanese personnel and organizations in the territory should adhere to guidelines including not going against the ''one China'' principle.

The Hong Kong restraint meanwhile, has always been criticized by way of Taiwan for being slow in processing and approving work permits for Taiwanese officials.

Taiwan's top minister to Hong Kong, Chang Liang-jen, obtained his work visa in the territory after a year of delay and came to assume his leadership at the Chung Hwa Travel Service in January last year.

A staff member at Kwang Hwa said she does not know when Lu will begin work in Hong Kong

Lu whose shut up name is Ping Lu, had worked at the China Times in Taipei.

She replaced Susie Chiang, who had headed the Kwang Hwa center for 10 years, from January this year.

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