Chinese Consul General in Denpasar Gou Haodong revealed the reasons why 61 of his citizens preferred to return to China under the corona virus. Whereas before, the Indonesian government had also issued a visa extension policy if tourists from China wanted to stay longer in Indonesia, especially Bali.
“They say that China is his hometown, Wuhan is his hometown, so they are very homesick because they have been out for so long,” said Chinese Consul General in Denpasar Gou Haodong, Saturday (8/2). Haodong said, the high desire to go home from 61 Chinese citizens could not be banned because they also had long been in Bali. The report he received, they have 1 to 2 weeks in Bali.
He also explained, after 61 people were flown to China today, Chinese tourists who were still detained in Bali were 3 thousand people. Of course he did not worry at all with the many Chinese tourists who were still in Bali, he was sure that tourists who were still in Bali would not experience financial difficulties.
“Now that the development of digital transactions is very rapid in China, if they are still having difficulties the costs can be directly requested from their families. But if there really is a need, we have also provided a hotline for all Chinese citizens who are abroad, so our 24 hours active, “he explained.
In the future, according to Haodong, if there is still a need or desire from tourists from China who still want to go home, he will consider and then return to take care of the pickup permit. “So out of these 3 thousand Chinese tourists, they come from various provinces that are from China, so now there are flight delays, but if in the future there is still a need, we will consider again for pick-up,” he explained.
On that occasion, he also expressed his enormous gratitude to the Balinese people for being very friendly to tourists from China amid the corona virus contents that keep on blowing. “I had a chance to talk to Chinese tourists and they said that they really liked Bali, so they said they were going to Bali again, “he said. (ACH)
