Dear Madam or Sir,

Would you please indicate whether your Centre has had any
correspondence with any branch of the authorities based in Taiwan
or any overseas mission thereof, between 18 March 2000 and 20 May
2008. A yes-or-no answer would suffice.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Dr Kaihsu Tai

I am out of the office from until Tuesday,19 August. If you have anything
urgent, please contact the office on 020 7235-6696.

Great Britain-China Centre
15 Belgreave Square
London SW1X 8PS
www.gbcc.org.uk

Dear Xiaoping,

Would you please respond to my Freedom of Information request, sent
to you on 6 August 2008?: "Would you please indicate whether your
Centre has had any
correspondence with any branch of the authorities based in Taiwan
or any overseas mission thereof, between 18 March 2000 and 20 May
2008. A yes-or-no answer would suffice."

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Dr Kaihsu Tai

I am out of the office until Monday,15 September. If you have anything
urgent, please contact the office on 020 7235-6696.

Great Britain-China Centre
15 Belgreave Square
London SW1X 8PS
www.gbcc.org.uk

Dear Xiaoping,

I sent a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to the
Great Britain-China Centre on 6 August 2008: "Would you please
indicate whether your
Centre has had any correspondence with any branch of the
authorities based in Taiwan or any overseas mission thereof,
between 18 March 2000 and 20 May 2008. A yes-or-no answer would
suffice."

Section 10(1) of Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) provides
that "Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a public authority must
comply with section 1(1) promptly and in any event not later than
the twentieth working day following the date of receipt." As it has
been more than 20 days since you received my request, it appears
that your Centre is in breach of this provision.

I ask you please to provide me with a response immediately. Thank
you.

Sincerely,

Dr Kaihsu Tai

Dear Kaisu Tai
I'm afraid that as far as I can see you original message sent in August
was never received by us. I assure you that if your message had been
seen we would have replied immediately, if only to acknowledge receipt.
In any case, I can give you a simple NO to your question. We have never
had direct dealings with any groups or individuals from Taiwan, either
official or unofficial.

Sincerely,

Laura Rivkin
Information Manager
Great Britain-China Centre

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This came into Ping's inbox but is addressed to Katie. Anyone know about
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Dear Xiaoping,

Thank you for your response. I can confirm that I have received all
the information I requested. Again, many thanks.

Sincerely,

Kaihsu Tai