MAC to continue to help families of tourbus fire victims

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/10
By: Chen Chia-lun and Christie Chen and Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Sept. 10 (CNA) The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Saturday that it will continue offering assistances to families of Chinese victims of a tourbus fire in July and hopes that the incident would not affect the cross-Taiwan Strait tourism exchanges.

The MAC made the declaration after Taoyuan prosecutors determined that the fatal tour bus fire that killed all 26 people on board, including 24 Chinese tourists, was caused by the driver.

The incident is an isolated case and should not become a stumbling block for cross-strait tourism exchanges, it noted.

The government has been working to fix tourism safety issues in the wake of the incident, including stricter safety inspection on tour buses and promotion of less-tight trip itinerary to prevent driver fatigue, the MAC said.     [FULL  STORY]