After Ma Ying-jeou arrived and bowed in silence, he immediately got in the car and left without speaking during the whole process. (Picture source: Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News")
China Taiwan Net, July 25 News A group of mainland tourists from Liaoning encountered a "burning car" accident in Taiwan on the 19th. 24 mainland tourists, 2 Taiwanese drivers and tour guides were all buried. Fire Cave. This morning (25th), the "First Seven" Dharma ceremony for the deceased mainland tourists was held at the Zhongli Funeral Home, and a public memorial ceremony was held at 1 p.m. Ma Ying-jeou, the former leader of the Taiwan authorities, attended the ceremony to pay his respects. According to Taiwan's " China Times Electronic News ", after Ma Ying-jeou bowed in silence, he immediately got in the car and left without speaking during the whole process.
Taiwan authorities’ “Minister of Transportation” He Chendan later went to express his condolences and was interviewed by the media. Regarding the question of whether the compensation amount of NT$6.64 million for each victim was too small, He Chendan responded that the Taiwan authorities were willing to investigate the family members’ involvement in the accident. , provide maximum assistance in related claims, but there are "statutory considerations" in the amount of claims, which need to be negotiated between the relevant labor unions and family members, and it is inconvenient for the authorities to intervene in the amount of claims.
In addition, regarding the investigation of the latest case in which five gasoline bottles were found on the tourist bus that caused the accident, He Chendan only responded. The prosecutors are investigating and it is inconvenient to explain more.
According to Hong Kong's "China Review News", former Taiwan Straits Foundation chairman Jiang Bingkun, former vice chairman Gao Konglian and others also went to the memorial hall of the deceased mainlanders to offer incense in the morning. Jiang Bingkun, who looked sad, expressed his unwillingness to be interviewed at the scene, but when he got in the car and was about to leave, he saw that Liaoning Provincial staff were also at the scene. He immediately opened the door and got out of the car, once again expressing his condolences for the deaths of his compatriots in Liaoning. Before getting on the bus, Gao Konglian briefly said that they were all "old friends" and had gone to Liaoning for exchanges not long ago. When they heard about this tragedy, no one wanted to believe it. (China Taiwan Network Wang Siyu)
After Ma Ying-jeou arrived and bowed in silence, he immediately got in the car and left without speaking during the whole process. (Picture source: Taiwan's "China Times")
After Ma Ying-jeou arrived to pay tribute, he left without speaking. (Picture source: Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News")
