• Chen Ming-tong (left), minister of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, and Katharine Chang, chairwoman of Taiwan's Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council, unveil a sign during a launch ceremony for the Taiwan-Hong Kong Office for Exchange and Services in Taipei on Wednesday. | AFP-JIJI
    Chen Ming-tong (left), minister of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, and Katharine Chang, chairwoman of Taiwan's Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council, unveil a sign during a launch ceremony for the Taiwan-Hong Kong Office for Exchange and Services in Taipei on Wednesday. | AFP-JIJI

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TAIPEI – Taiwan opened an office on Wednesday to help people fleeing Hong Kong after China imposed new national security laws in the city, with a senior minister saying Taiwan would continue to support freedom and democracy in Hong Kong.

The contentious laws which came into force on Wednesday will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more authoritarian era for the Asian financial hub.

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