Bangkok: Deputy spokesman for the police reveals that they are ready to deal with the Chinese tourists flooding into Thailand during the Chinese New Year. Estimated close to a million people Ordered to increase the round of inspections using technology to help coordinate with the Interpol to keep an eye on hidden Chinese people - please don't worry about the biimetric system being down because there is an offline system to support it. Pol. Maj. Gen. Siriwat Depor, deputy police spokesperson, revealed that this was in accordance with the policy of Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Make tourism an important principle to stimulate the economy. An important policy of the government has been cooperation with the Chinese government. There is free Thai-Chinese visa. Starting from 1 March 2024 onwards, Thais and Chinese people can enter each other's countries without a visa, which will significantly stimulate tourism. They can stay in the other country for no more than 30 days. Chinese tou rist statistics in 2023 were 3,729,573 and in January 2024 there were 545,158, most of whom were visa exempt groups. which increased by 440% compared to January 2023, after the visa exemption policy from 25 September 2023 onwards, there was a continuous increase in statistics of tourists traveling to Thailand. especially the month Dec. increased 34% and Jan. 2024 increased 23% from the previous month. It is evident that Chinese tourists are continuing to increase. Especially at the beginning of this coming February there is the Chinese New Year festival. which is a long holiday period for Chinese people As a result, there will be a large number of Chinese tourists traveling to Thailand, almost doubling from January. The Royal Thai Police Office, led by Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon, Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Has ordered relevant agencies in the Royal Thai Police, such as the Immigration Bureau tourist police Provincial police in various regions and the Metropolitan Police Prepare to facilitate and ma intain the safety of life and property of Chinese tourists who will travel to Thailand during this time so that they can travel to Thailand with confidence. and would like to come back and visit again. This will enable the Thai tourism economy to grow sustainably. The Deputy Spokesman of the Royal Thai Police also said that the measures that will be increased are adjustments to the inspection cycle. and cooperate with volunteers to help the police, including using technology to help maintain safety, such as patrol cameras and use drones for aerial inspections Ready to coordinate with international police or Interpol to watch out for Chinese agents who might infiltrate. Because bad people or people with arrest warrants will already be blacklisted or blacklisted, they will not be allowed to enter Thailand. Ready to cooperate with the Department of Land Transport Be careful and strict about public taxis and do not take advantage of tourists. Including asking for cooperation from entrepreneurs and related agenci es to help create income and stimulate the economy as a whole. For tourist destinations that are popular with Chinese tourists are Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket or famous tourist attractions. In terms of measures, the tourist police and local police already have some level of measures in place. Only when there are more tourists, the inspection cycle is adjusted more. or add checkpoints As for the problem of the biometric system that has a problem with the system crashing I admit that there are some problems with technology, but don't worry because if there are problems online, there is a backup or offline system. Also known as Blacklist offline In manual inspection or offline system for inspection, but it may take more time Source: Thai News Agency