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[Reporter Wang Guanren/Taipei Report] Legislators held a press conference today and broke the news, saying that the director of the National Security Council Secretariat went abroad with his family during the Spring Festival this year, but the flight departure time and departure time were quite "tight". However, a dispute broke out with the grassroots personnel present.

In this regard, the Immigration Department stated today that it had confirmed that the person involved had completed the application process for going abroad and assisted in customs clearance. Whether there was any negligence in this case is being further investigated by the Immigration Department's Political Office.

A legislator held a press conference today and pointed out that the director of the National Security Council Secretariat wanted to take his family abroad during the Spring Festival and was approved to leave the country from January 22 to 26. Exited customs late at night on the 21st of the previous day.

However, because the time for approval had not yet arrived when the customs was released, the computer of the Immigration Department could not scan, so the senior executive argued with the on-site personnel. According to complaints, he slapped the table and yelled.

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The Immigration Department responded today that the person concerned had completed the application process for going abroad with the service unit in accordance with the relevant regulations in advance. Since the flight schedule was scheduled to take off at 0:15 the next day, the person concerned did not consider the need to reserve time for airport customs clearance and boarding operations when asking for leave. He was stopped at the time of exit inspection.

The flight took off at 0:08 after the Border Affairs Team of the Immigration Agency confirmed that the person concerned had completed the application process for going abroad and assisted in customs clearance.

The Immigration Department emphasizes again that before the border control personnel want to go abroad, they should complete the application approval process with the service agency in advance; if the flight to go abroad takes off in the early morning, they must advance the approved departure date by one day to facilitate the smooth customs clearance.