Local armed police arrive at the Singamata Hotel in Sabah, east Malaysia, where a female Chinese tourist was kidnapped on April 2, 2014.Photo: West China City Daily

A map shows the location of the Singamata Hotel in Sabah, east Malaysia, where a female Chinese tourist was kidnapped on April 2, 2014.Photo: West China City Daily

The photo taken on April 2, 2014 shows the guests in the Singamata Hotel in Sabah, east Malaysia, where a female Chinese tourist was kidnapped on the same day.Photo: West China City Daily

A female Chinese tourist was kidnapped at a hotel in Sabah, east Malaysia Wednesday night, West China City Daily reports.

According to a reporter from the newspaper who was staying in the same hotel at that time, the tourist named Gao Huayun from Shanghai was abducted and taken on a ship together with a female staff member of the hotel around 10:30 pm.

Local armed police arrived at the hotel soon after receiving the report and interviewed all guests and employees. One person was detained as a result of the initial investigation.

According to the hotel, the detainee is a member of staff who was not present during the initial police investigations.

A spokesperson from the hotel also claimed that the kidnappers are "Philippine rebels", and that their aims are still unknown.

More people may also be missing as several guests believed to be staying in one of the hotel rooms were absent during the police investigation.

The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Kuching has already launched a 24-hour emergency mechanism and a 24-hour duty call to provide help to tourists and family members should they need it.

The Consulate has also contacted the Malaysian government for more details, and asked the government to try its best to guarantee the security of Chinese tourists.

A total of 60 Chinese tourists were staying in the hotel at the time of the abduction, including elderly people and children.

Guests in the Singamata Hotel in Sabah, east Malaysia, drop to the floor in grief upon being informed that a female Chinese tourist was kidnapped in the hotel on April 2, 2014.Photo: West China City Daily

Guests in the Singamata Hotel in Sabah, east Malaysia, drop to the floor in grief upon being informed that a female Chinese tourist was kidnapped in the hotel on April 2, 2014.Photo: West China City Daily

Guests in the Singamata Hotel in Sabah, east Malaysia, drop to the floor in grief upon being informed that a female Chinese tourist was kidnapped in the hotel on April 2, 2014.Photo: West China City Daily

Guests in the Singamata Hotel in Sabah, east Malaysia, drop to the floor in grief upon being informed that a female Chinese tourist was kidnapped in the hotel on April 2, 2014.Photo: West China City Daily