Pattaya reassures Chinese diplomat about tourist safety

[Rimmer]

Pattaya reassures Chinese diplomat about tourist safety

PATTAYA:--Pattaya officials tried to assure a top Chinese diplomat that the city’s marine sports and transportation are safe.

Top police and Marine Department officials welcomed Zhou Guangxu, second secretary at the Chinese embassy in Bangkok, to city hall Jan. 21.

 

They prepared a presentation explaining the security provided to tourists before jumping on a boat to Koh Larn to let Zhou see for himself.

 

Upon arrival at the tourist island, members of the Pattaya Jet Ski Association, Sea Walker Association and Koh Larn ferry operators showed the second secretary the efforts they’ve made.

 

The operators said signs in Chinese have been put up showing both regulations and calls for tourists to move carefully while boarding boats, to always wear life jackets and behave safely while in the water.

 

Pattaya and other tourist destinations have been desperate to woo back millions of Chinese travelers who canceled plans to visit the kingdom after 47 of their countrymen were killed in a July boat accident in Phuket.

 

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-02-01--

 

 

[Lucius verus]

Do they have enough life vests for each passenger?  120 people =120 vests. Are the boats marine surveyed inorder to conform with international  standards.? Will the skipper(sic) never permit more passengers onboard than boat is licenced for. Luckily , China is pretty thick when it comes to marine safety standards so Thais will get away with it.

[mok199]

Ya they said that about the Thai-tanic too...look were it ended up!!....

[Cadbury]

Wasn't it only last week they had two incidents of boats capsizing. Fortunately no lives were lost. Luck must have played a hand in that.

 

[HLover]

Meh, convincing hordes of people that are led around by a toy animal on a pole about safety, isn't a challenge.

 

[BigT73]

2 hours ago, Rimmer said:

The operators said signs in Chinese have been put up showing both regulations and calls for tourists to move carefully while boarding boats, to always wear life jackets and behave safely while in the water. 

Here I am thinking they were going to employ more marine safety inspectors for these boats and real safety proceedures.  silly me 

[Hayduke]

3 hours ago, Rimmer said:

The operators said signs in Chinese have been put up showing both regulations and calls for tourists to move carefully while boarding boats, to always wear life jackets and behave safely while in the water.

 

In an additional safety measure...all Chinese tourists will receive a free 'Lucky Cat' amulet they can keep and treasure for years to come.

 

Edited February 1, 2019 by Hayduke

[neeray]

Talk is so cheap. 

So easy. 

 

“Don’t tell me, show me”

 

[Henrik Andersen]

When Thai government reassuring safely for tourists that means you have to be very careful because you are on your own if something happens 

[unamazedloso]

All talk, no walk... ITS NOT SAFE!!!!

 

[Chang_paarp]

4 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Upon arrival at the tourist island, members of the Pattaya Jet Ski Association, Sea Walker Association and Koh Larn ferry operators showed the second secretary the efforts they’ve made.

 

Did they demonstrate how they "reclaim" lost revenue and repairs when the vessels are damaged?

Or possibly their extensive expertise and experience of rescues when the boats sink?

[300sd]

5 hours ago, Rimmer said:

The operators said signs in Chinese have been put up showing both regulations and calls for tourists to move carefully while boarding boats, to always wear life jackets and behave safely while in the water.

Perfect, that is reassuring. Will solve most of the capsizing problems now, not to mention the odd water inferno.

Edited February 1, 2019 by 300sd

[Redline]

5 hours ago, Rimmer said:

The operators said signs in Chinese have been put up showing both regulations and calls for tourists to move carefully while boarding boats, to always wear life jackets and behave safely while in the water.

Blaming the Chinese again~did that work last time?

Why don't they do their own inspections?  They have the leverage

Edited February 1, 2019 by Redline

[dinsdale]

Safety for Chinese tourists. Ahhhhhhhh! What about the rest of us being safe from the aforementioned.

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Pattaya reassures Chinese diplomat about tourist safety

That will come as a great comfort to the relatives of the next one that dies there 

[Burma Bill]

I wonder if he was treated to an "eat as much as he could" buffet to reassuringly send him on his way back to Bangkok??

[Dap]

7 hours ago, Lucius verus said:

Do they have enough life vests for each passenger?  120 people =120 vests. Are the boats marine surveyed inorder to conform with international  standards.? Will the skipper(sic) never permit more passengers onboard than boat is licenced for. Luckily , China is pretty thick when it comes to marine safety standards so Thais will get away with it.

Are these trick questions 

[chama]

The real purpose of the visit was for the Chinese diplomat to receive an envelope full of reassurance. The Chinese are just as bad as the Thais about the sanctity of human life and are willing to be just as deceptive. Where would one suspect the Thai's learned this behavior? It's all about the accumulation of wealth.

[Traubert]

On 2/1/2019 at 10:26 PM, chama said:

The real purpose of the visit was for the Chinese diplomat to receive an envelope full of reassurance. The Chinese are just as bad as the Thais about the sanctity of human life and are willing to be just as deceptive. Where would one suspect the Thai's learned this behavior? It's all about the accumulation of wealth.

Well there's 21% of the human race written off at a stroke. Impressive research sir.

[Traubert]

On 2/1/2019 at 12:07 PM, Lucius verus said:

Luckily , China is pretty thick when it comes to marine safety standards so Thais will get away with it.

Yes, with a fishing fleet of a mere 28,300 vessels and a commercial fleet of 172,000 vessels, plus the PLAN they're obviously behind the door when it comes to marine safety. How all those vessels have survived is a complete mystery.

 

Come forward Mr Lucius and accept the Chinese New Year Award for 'Most Sinophobic Sweeping Unproven Statement of the Year.' Take a bow, son.

[brucec64]

Yes, with a fishing fleet of a mere 28,300 vessels and a commercial fleet of 172,000 vessels, plus the PLAN they're obviously behind the door when it comes to marine safety. How all those vessels have survived is a complete mystery.
 
Come forward Mr Lucius and accept the Chinese New Year Award for 'Most Sinophobic Sweeping Unproven Statement of the Year.' Take a bow, son.

You can pick up your Sino Sycophant Award at the same time...

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