8.23 Hongtai tourism incident in Manila, Philippines, the problem is urgent ~

The latest news from Hongtai Tourism: Hongtai Tourism promised that there would be a charter flight to take the hostage families to Manila.

At 7 o'clock last night, there were many gunshots on the Hong Kong tour bus hijacked in the Philippines. Liu, general manager of Hong Kong Gangtai Travel Agency, held a press conference at 9: 20 this evening, saying that there were at least six survivors on the hijacked tourist bus. The SAR Government will send a chartered plane to take the families of the hostages back to Manila from Hong Kong. The charter flight will take off last night or this morning.

It is reported that representatives of the Security Bureau of the SAR Government, Hong Kong-Thailand Tourism, Hong Kong medical staff, police, immigration officers and psychologists will fly to Manila by charter flight.

Event review:

Philippine police said on the 23rd that a tourist bus was hijacked in the capital Manila that morning, with 25 passengers on board, most of whom were tourists from mainland China and Hongkong.

The police said that the sightseeing bus of Hongtai Travel Agency was hijacked near the Quirino stand in downtown Manila at about 9 am that day. The hijacker was a dismissed Filipino policeman. By noon 12 local time, the hijackers released six hostages, including three children.

After the incident, Philippine President benigno Aquino III called on the hijackers to respect the lives of the hostages.

Xinhua News Agency reporters saw at the scene that the area where the hijacked bus was located had been blocked by the police, and the police were negotiating with the hijackers.

Liu, general manager of Hong Kong-Thailand Travel Agency, confirmed on the same day that a 22-member Hong Kong tour group was hijacked in Manila. The tour group includes 2 1 Hong Kong tourists and 1 Hong Kong tour leader, including 3 children. She said that Thai travel agencies have sought the assistance of the China Embassy in the Philippines.

At present, the Counsellor of the Consular Section of the China Embassy in the Philippines is rushing to the scene of the accident to understand the situation and carry out relevant rescue work.

Another 1 hostage was released from the hijacked bus, and now 7 people have been released.

At present, another group member has been released. Following the earlier release of three children and three adults, seven people have been released and left the coach's seat.

The Philippine authorities are sending people to negotiate with the gunmen. At present, there are still 18 people taken hostage, and all of them are safe. The latest person released was a man who left the bus at about 1 p.m. Hong Kong time.

The latest news from Hongtai Tourism: Hongtai Tourism promised that there would be a charter flight to take the hostage families to Manila.