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. (PCPR)
