Mainland Affairs Council mum on HK activists who entered Taiwan in July

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The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday cautioned against unnecessary conjecture and said it would not comment on a media worker claiming that he had helped smuggle Hong Kong activists into Taiwan. The council made the remarks after Edd Jhong (鐘聖雄) yesterday wrote on Facebook that he was “the main person who helped to bring” five Hong Kongers involved in anti-extradition protests in the territory to Taiwan. The Hong Kongers had arrived in Kaohsiung via the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島) on July 18, Jhong said. The activists are currently with the council, Jhong said, adding that since their arrival their...