Officials in charge of Taiwan affairs on Monday inspected some
Beijing-based Taiwanese enterprises to assess the status of their
SARS prevention, urging Taiwan Affairs Offices at all levels to
step up SARS prevention work and protect the health of Taiwanese in
Beijing.
During the inspection, Chen Yunlin, director of the Taiwan Affairs
Office of the State Council, and Li Bingcai, executive
vice-president of the Mainland-based Association for Relations
Across the Taiwan Straits, conveyed their greetings to Taiwanese
staff members.
Chen said since the happening of the epidemic, relevant departments
on the Chinese mainland have, via a variety of means, informed
departments concerned in Taiwan of the SARS prevention and
treatment on the mainland.
He
said he hopes that medical staff of the two sides of the Taiwan
Straits could enhance the SARS information communication and widen
cooperation in preventing the disease.
A
forum on SARS prevention attended by medical exports from both the
two sides of Taiwan Straits is expected to be held from April
23-24, according to Chen.
According to sources from Taiwan Affair Offices at various levels,
to date, only very few Taiwan compatriots have been infected by
SARS in Beijing and Guangdong and they are given special treatment
now.
(Xinhua News Agency April 29, 2003)