Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 18th indicated that if in Chinese compatriot in Haiti, including the compatriots from Hong Kong, is unable to survive in the locality or is unable to go to the third country, the department concerned will help them to evacuate returning to homeland.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs consular department director Wei Wei holds at the advance-information meeting indicated that the consular department 15:00 has cleared two 24 hours hot lines on 13th. By 18th 10:00, have answered approximately 1000 telephones , helping the relatives to understand 121 in Haiti China peacekeeping personnels, the Chinese-funded company personnels and in Haiti fellow countryman living abroad\’s situation.
“Illegal immigrant” will treat impartially
“Many caller mood are quite excited, our wiring comrade at the same time recorded information, on the one hand also carries on the comfort.”Wei Wei said that along with disaster situation gradually bright, inquired the telephone to reduce day after day, but many Chinese Populace expressed the donation even to go to Haiti acting disaster relief volunteer\’s wish in the telephone.
Wei Wei said that at present has about 30 Taiwan compatriots in Haiti. China to proposing the request Taiwan compatriots provided the consul to serve in Haiti consul organization.
Wei Wei said that Ministry of Foreign Affairs through in the Hong Kong, Macao commissioner\’s office to the SAR government inquired whether has two places in Haiti personnels and situation, at present two SAR government still not related information feedback.
“If the Taiwan compatriots seek help to us, we will provide rescue with all one\’s strength, if they seek help to other aspects, our also Le Jianqi becomes.”
Regarding in Haiti\’s so-called China “illegal immigrant”, Wei Wei indicated: “We will protect them impartially as the Chinese citizen\’s basic right.”
Wei Wei said that the survival Chinese compatriot is main at present strongly in locality\’s Chinese restaurant and other places, in the short time the diet does not have the question.
Ban Ki-moon thanked the Chinese Rescue crew
When UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 17th afternoon went to United Nations (to unite in the Haiti stable special group sea group) headquarters building ruins mourned United Nations in Haiti highest official Anna compared, specially to scene\’s Chinese international rescue squad expresses thanks, thanks the Chinese international rescue squad to find Anna ratio the remains.
Ban Ki-moon said with English to Chinese international rescue squad deputy team chief Xu Zhizhong: “I represent United Nations and international society thank the Chinese international rescue squad the earliest possible time to rush to here to carry out the rescue after the earthquake, and found our special representative Anna when other officials\’ remains. Thanked the Chinese international rescue squad. Thank you.”Afterward he used Chinese first company to say three “thanking”.
The Chinese international rescue squad is after the US, Iceland and France, 4th arrives at scene\’s international rescue team, and afternoon discovered United Nations on 16th in the ruins in Haiti highest official Anna ratio remains.
Port-Au-Prince corresponds partially restored
On 17th accepted the reporter to interview from the Port-Au-Prince earthquake disaster area\’s communication expert, presently the earthquake disaster area rescue effort the urgently needed Haiti local telecommunication communication restored partially, including handset, solid words, network some users have been possible to use, but the international signal communication is unable normally to carry on.
The concerned expert said that international signal communication is unable normally to carry on the primary cause is, the local telecommunication company\’s international important pass link had not repaired completely. After the earthquake occurred, in the local three main telecommunication companies, which maintains besides Chinese engineer can maintain the normal internal communication, other two operators fell into the paralysis condition completely, is unable to put through in three relaying equipment companies mutually, causes the local majority of users, is the international communication user is unable to use specially normally.
At present, although these two telecommunication company communication facility part repairs, but the international communication service is unable normally to carry on, its primary cause is the international important pass link did not have the normal work. The communication expert said that the local each kind of condition limit, specially is used to guarantee the communication facility normal operation the electric power as well as the generating station need diesel oil and other commodities were scarce, when the local means of communication can fully restore to move are still an unknown. (This article originates: Urban bulletin) 
