Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on July 31, 2018

问：据报道，29日在土耳其安塔利亚省，一辆载有31名中国游客的大巴发生严重交通事故，导致多名游客受伤。请问目前事故处置情况如何?中方在救助游客方面做了哪些工作？ 

　　答：当地时间29日，一辆载有31名中国游客的大巴在土耳其安塔利亚省发生车祸。据目前掌握的情况，中国游客不同程度受伤,其中3名游客伤势稍重。事发后，中国驻土耳其使馆和驻伊兹密尔总领馆立即启动应急机制，联系当地警方、医院，要求尽快调查事故原因，全力救治伤员。中国驻伊兹密尔总领馆已派员赶赴事发地看望慰问伤者，积极提供协助。 

Q: It is reported that a bus carrying 31 Chinese tourists crashed in the province of Antalya, Turkey on July 29, leaving many tourists injured. Can you offer us the latest information regarding the handling of the accident? What effort has the Chinese side made to rescue and help the tourists involved? 

A: On July 29 local time, a bus carrying 31 Chinese tourists crashed in the province of Antalya, Turkey. According to the information we have now, the Chinese tourists were injured to varying degrees and three people suffered relatively heavy injuries. After the accident, the Chinese Embassy in Turkey and the Chinese Consulate-General in Izmir immediately activated the emergency response mechanism and asked the local police to find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible and the hospital to make utmost efforts to treat the injured. The Chinese Consulate-General in Izmir has sent officials to visit the injured and actively offered assistance to them. 

　　此外，近期在其他一些国家也发生了涉及中国游客的安全事故，外交部和中国驻有关国家使领馆积极开展应急处置，第一时间联系当地有关部门，全力维护中国公民合法权益。 

　　在这里，我要再次提醒大家，暑期是中国游客出境旅行高峰期，旅行安全问题不容忽视。建议大家提高风险防范意识，慎重选择旅游项目，妥善安排旅游行程，注意交通及其他各方面安全。同时，建议大家多关注外交部通过中国领事服务网、“领事直通车”微信公众号和“领事之声”微博发布的海外安全提醒信息。如遇紧急情况，请立即拨打当地报警电话，同时也可拨打+86-10-12308外交部全球领事保护与服务应急呼叫中心电话或与中国驻当地使领馆联系，寻求帮助。 

　　外交部和中国驻外使领馆将继续协调当地相关方面采取切实有效措施，尽力为中国游客提供安全的出行环境。 

Recently, there have also been security accidents involving Chinese tourists in other countries. The Foreign Ministry and the Chinese diplomatic missions in relevant countries actively responded to these emergencies, immediately contacted the competent authorities and went all out to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens. 

I would like to remind you once again that the summer vacation is a peak season for Chinese citizens to travel abroad and the travel safety can by no means be neglected. You are kindly suggested to raise safety awareness, prudently choose tourism services, properly arrange for your agenda and bear in mind the traffic safety as well as safety in other aspects. Meanwhile, you may check on the consular service website of the Foreign Ministry (cs.mfa.gov.cn), the "China Consular Affairs" account on WeChat (Ls12308) and on Weibo for information on safety alerts and travel advice. In case of emergency, please immediately call the local police. You can also dial the 12308 hot-line (86-10-12308) of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Global Emergency Call Center for Consular Protection or contact our embassies and consulates overseas to ask for help. 

The Foreign Ministry and the Chinese diplomatic missions abroad will continue with their efforts to coordinate the local competent authorities to take effective measures to provide a safe environment for Chinese citizens' outbound trips.