18 HK tourists hospitalized in Thai resort of Phuket
27/12/2004 17:48
Hong Kong Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee said Monday that 18 Hong Kong
tourists are receiving treatment in hospitals in southern Thailand's resort of
Phuket and there is report of missing of Hong Kong tourists.
However, there
is no report of death of Hong Kong tourists, he said at a press conference
Monday afternoon
Lee said Hong Kong tourist services have arranged the return
journeys for over 1,200 tourists in Phuket and the Hong Kong residents will
return to Hong Kong in batches.
In a latest development, a government
spokesman said that two more immigration officers have been deployed to Phuket
to assist the verification of identity and facilitate the safe return of Hong
Kong residents affected by the quake-triggered tsunamis hitting Phuket.
Hong
Kong Immigration Department already sent two officers to Phuket, Thailand,
Monday morning to visit and assist the affected Hong Kong citizens.
Xinhua News
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