TAIWAN/ HONG KONG: THE FIRST SHIP TO SAIL DIRECTLY TO TAIWAN FROM MAINLAND CHINA IN 48 YEARS HAS ENTERS KAOHSIUNG PORT

Record ID: 998158

  • Title: TAIWAN/ HONG KONG: THE FIRST SHIP TO SAIL DIRECTLY TO TAIWAN FROM MAINLAND CHINA IN 48 YEARS HAS ENTERS KAOHSIUNG PORT
  • Date: 18th April 1997
  • Summary: KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN (APRIL 19, 1997) (CTV - NO ACCESS TAIWAN) NIGHT-SHOTS 1. LV/SV CHINESE CARGO SHIP "SHENG DA" ARRIVING IN KAOHSIUNG PORT IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN (7 SHOTS) 0.23 TAIPEI, TAIWAN (APRIL 19, 1997)(RTV - ACCESS ALL) 2. SLV CHUNG CHIN, RESEARCH FELLOW OF CHUNGHUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH WITH JOURNALIST 0.26 3. SCU CHUNG CHIN SAYS "THE POLITICAL IMPLICATION IS REALLY WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. BECAUSE BOTH SIDES ARE QUITE CONTRAINED BY POLITICAL CONCERNS, NEITHER SIDES SEEMS WILLING TO MAKE THE FIRST NECESSARY CONCESSIONS TO ESTABLISH TRUE DIRECT SHIPPING LINKS." (ENGLISH) 0.47 4. SLV CHUNG CHIN AND JOURNALIST 0.51 5. SCU CHUNG CHIN SAYING: "RIGHT NOW THE LIBERALISATION IS QUITE LIMITED. CHINA ONLY OPENED TWO RELATIVELY SMALL PORTS, FUZHOU AND XIAMEN." (ENGLISH) 1.01 TAIPEI, TAIWAN (APRIL 18, 1997)(RTV - ACCESS ALL) 6. GV MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL 1.06 7. SV KHAO KOON-LIAN, VICE CHAIRMAN OF MAINLAND AFFAIR COUNCIL SAYING: "IT COULD AVOID SENSITIVE POLITICAL ISSUES AND GIVE MUTUAL ECONOMIC BENIFIT WHEN WE USE THE CONCEPT OF OFFSHORE SHIPPING IN DOING TRANS-SHIPMENT." (MANDARIN) 1.19 8. LV NEWS CONFERENCE 1.24 9. SV JOURNALISTS 1.27 KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN (FILE)(RTV - ACCESS ALL) 10. LV VARIOUS OF PORT (4 SHOTS) 1.55 HONG KONG (FILE -JANUARY 1997) (ATV - NO ACCESS HONG KONG) 11. GV/SV MEETING BETWEEN CHINESE AND TAIWANESE OFFICIALS IN JANUARY TO ESTABLISH SHIPPING LINKS (5 SHOTS) 2.11 Initials s3, p3-2 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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  • Location: KAOHSIUNG AND TAIPAI, TAIWAN/HONG KONG
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  • Country: Hong Kong ASIA Taiwan
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