MAC makes an announcement regarding registration for journalists covering the
fourth Chiang-Chen Talks
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announces today (December 3, 2009) that
news media registration is now open to journalists interested in covering the
fourth “Chiang-Chen Talks” to be held in Taiwan in late December.
The MAC points out that the first and second days of the talks will be
reserved for meetings in Taichung City, while Day 3 and Day 4 will consist of a
seminar on investment and visits in central Taiwan.
The MAC reminds reporters that the registration period will end at 24:00
December 10, and late applications will not be accepted. Domestic journalists
should check the registration notice sent by the Government Information Office (GIO)
of the Executive Yuan. However, for statistical convenience, reporters in the
same news agency should register collectively. As for foreign reporters and
those from Hong Kong, Macao, and the Mainland (including those stationed in
Taiwan), please register in the “Fourth Chiang-Chen Talks” section of the
websites of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) (http://www.sef.org.tw), the
Government Information Office (http://th.gio.gov.tw/
2009cct), or the Mainland Affairs Council (http://www.mac.gov.tw).
In registering online, all the applicants are required to upload a recent
photo, leave a personal contact email address, and fill in relevant information
into the registration form to enable the organizer to handle applications more
conveniently. The applicants will receive an email reply from the organizer
within three days after registering. Journalists who do not hold ROC passports
and who have been granted credentials to cover the event must prepare all the
required documents for entry into Taiwan beforehand.
The MAC indicates further that in order to facilitate all the reporters to
cover the event, the SEF, the GIO, and the MAC will set up the “Fourth
Chiang-Chen Talks” section on their respective websites, starting on December 7,
2009 to provide relevant data and real-time information about the talks.
Starting also today, the GIO operates service hotlines for domestic media
(02-2321-1334), as well as international, Hong Kong/Macao media
(886-2-3356-8135), and Mainland media (886-2-3356-7770) to enable reporters
interested in covering the event to dial accordingly and obtain relevant
information. Details of the registration time and venue will be announced later
on.