Taiwan's Red Cross society suggested that the repatriated persons would be handed over at the imaginary median line of Taiwan Strait and a meeting could be held at a third place to work out concrete problems, to which the mainland China's counterpart agreed in principle.

[5] Being close to mainland China, Kinmen had been the frontline of the Chinese Civil War and was still placed under martial law by Taiwan government.

In the early morning of 11 September 1990, a five-member delegation of mainland China's Red Cross society sailed on a mainland Chinese fishing ship from Xiamen and set foot on Kinmen, which was a historical breakthrough for the still heavily guarded island.

[6][7][8] They held talks with a four-member delegation of Taiwan's Red Cross society on 11–12 September 1990.

Although it was not explicitly mentioned in the agreement, the repatriation procedures have been implemented by respective government agencies across the Strait.