A Chinese official has gone to Vietnam to discuss with Vietnamese authorities the return of four Chinese tourists injured in a ship collision in Vietnam's northern Quang Ninh province on Friday morning.

Wu Liancai, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Dongxing City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, went to Vietnam on Friday following the accident that claimed the lives of two Chinese tourists.

"Wu is discussing with Vietnamese officials the possibility of sending back the injured Chinese tourists for medical treatment," Qin Juhua, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Guangxi' Fangchenggang City, which administers Dongxing City, told Xinhua on Saturday.

"The injured Chinese tourists are in hospital and currently in a stable condition," Qin said.

"We have contacted the relatives of the dead tourists and informed them of the accident," she added.

The collision happened near Mong Cai town of Quang Ninh province Friday morning when a hydrofoil with 30 people on board, including five crew members, which had set out from the province's Ha Long City, hit a stationary cargo ship in conditions of poor visibility.

Two Chinese tourists and one tourist from the Republic of Korea were killed in the accident, and 18 others were injured, including nine severely.

Dongxing City and Mong Cai town are separated by a river.

Source: Xinhua