Sun, May 18, 2008 - Page 1 News List

Taiwanese tourists found alive

HAPPY ENDING Ecstatic relatives lit firecrackers in Hsichou Township after learning that 14 elderly tourists caught up in the Sichuan earthquake were safe and sound

By Shelley Shan and Jimmy Chuang  /  STAFF REPORTERS

In related news, the Democratic Progressive Party legislative caucus deputy whip Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) yesterday praised the efforts of Taiwanese rescue teams in the disaster area.

“We should be proud of what our brothers and sisters are doing in China, as they try their best to save lives there,” Kuan said in a press release yesterday afternoon.

Kuan said that Taiwanese people have shown the world that they could solve a big problem within a short time following the evacuation of more than 3,000 Taiwanese visitors trapped by the earthquake.

She called it a “fast and proper reaction from a mature and well-developed country.”

She said Taiwanese were extremely willing to help and put the experience of the 921 earthquake to good use.

“It takes a long time to recover from a tragedy like this. But I am sure that Taiwanese people would love to help,” she said

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