After the explosion of the pagers used by members of the Hezbollah on the 17th, there were repeated reports that the pagers were “Made by Taiwanese manufacturer Golden Apollo”, the head of Kim Apollo denies that the product was his. According to a report on September 19 by the Taiwan Zhongshi news website, on the 19th, Taiwanese prosecutors interviewed Xu Qingguang, chairman of the Jin Apollo Company. At 11:18 pm, Xu Qingguang transferred to the Shilin District Attorney’s Office for a reply, xu did not answer the media inquiry, quickly into the investigation court, 20 am prosecutor ordered Xu Qingguang please go back (let the parties leave by themselves) . Shilin district prosecutor’s office said Xu Qingguang’s identity is still a witness, the case is still unknown under investigation.
Xu Qingguang 19 night to Shilin District Attorney’s Office for a second hearing.
On 17 and 18 September, a large number of pagers, walkie-talkies and other communications equipment exploded throughout Lebanon. According to the latest statistics from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, 37 people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured in the incident.
According to chinanews.com, there was a “Jin Apollo” sticker on the back of the exploded pager. Xu Qingguang said on the 18th that he had signed a contract with a Hungarian businessman, BAC Consulting KFTT, in Budapest, produced and sold by BAC itself, they are only authorized, but BAC is referred to by foreign media as a shell company, in Taipei Neihu District, there is only a 2-ping (about 6.6 square meters) large office.
On the 19th, the Shilin District prosecutor’s office directed the “Bureau of Investigation” to search the offices of “Kim Apollo” and “Bac” in Neihu District and New Taipei City Xizhi District, the report said, and interviewed Xu Qingguang and Bac in Taiwan in charge of the woman surnamed Wu, sent to the Shilin District Attorney’s office in the evening. At 9:00 pm on the 19th, the woman surnamed Wu entered the investigation court. Please return after 2 hours of interrogation. At 11:18 pm Xu Qingguang was also taken to the Shilin District Prosecutor’s Office for a second hearing. China time news network, “Central News Agency” reported that two hours later, Xu Qingguang please return.
According to the China time news website, after the news that the pager was“Made by Taiwanese manufacturer Golden Apollo,” Xu Qingguang appeared several times on the 18th to“Put out the fire,” saying that the cooperative manufacturer had licensed the pager, definitely not made in Taiwan. The company also twice issued a statement that, “According to the cooperation agreement, the design and manufacture of products by the BAC company responsible.”. Two years ago, Xu said, they hired a group of engineers to design a pager because they used to sell for Apollo, so the homegrown pager also wants to use the “King Apollo” trademark. He had suggested using Apollo’s products directly, but had been told that if they were not manufactured, the engineers hired would have to be laid off.
Hsiao xu-cen, chief executive of Ma ying-jeou’s foundation, said it was a problem that had a serious impact on the international image, Taiwan’s China Time Electronic News reported earlier. He called on the William Lai Administration to get to the bottom of the matter immediately, or else the company itself could be infiltrated, the shipment could be tampered with, or it could be directly suspected of aiding the Americans or the Israelis, “These are serious allegations.”. He said that if Taiwan is listed as the target of retaliation, the lives and property of the general public will be affected.