These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along:
At a separate setting yesterday, National Police Agency director-general Wang Cho-chuin (王卓鈞) denied allegations that government officials had ordered the confiscation of Republic of China flags [from ROC citizens, on ROC soil] . . . [emphasis added]
Believe Wang Cho-chuin, or your own lyin' eyes:
You have learned much, young Wang Cho-chuin. But you are not a Jedi yet.
(Hat tip to Tim Maddog for calling this video to my attention.)
UPDATE: In another report, Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou also denied he had any hand in the decision of Taipei's Grand Hotel to remove ROC flags from their premises when a Chinese delegation came to stay.
If we take Ma at his word (!), we can only conclude that the board members of the Grand were responsible for the decision. They were the ones who chose to hide their nation's flag when the Chinese Communists came to call, like shame-faced teenagers stashing Penthouses under the mattress.
That of course, is their right. The Taiwanese government gave the board members of the Grand the concession to run the hotel, and to run it as they see fit.
On the other hand, it is also the right of the defenders of Taiwanese sovereignty to publish the faces of these anonymous sunshine patriots. Name 'em and shame 'em.