Taiwan's Travel Agent Association said Wednesday that it will make all-out efforts to assist the relatives of these mainland tourists to come to the island to deal with consequent matters.

Yao Ta-kuang, chairman of the association, said at a news conference earlier on Wednesday that Taiwan should conduct a thorough review of the safety issues regarding its tourist attractions and nearby roads, citing a bus accident last year which also involved mainland tourists.

Last October, 19 tourists from southern coastal city of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, went missing after a landslide hit their bus during a storm in northeast Taiwan.

"In order to operate tourism well, we have to give tourists a sense of security," Yao said, expressing hopes that Wednesday's accident won't affect mainland tourists' expectations for their Taiwan trips.

According to Taiwan authorities, 1.82 million mainland tourists visited the island on tour packages from July 2008 to the end of 2010.

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