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PRACTICAL GUIDANCE

A considered approach to safety

Make a practical safety plan that fits your own itinerary and circumstances.

Start with your own advisory

Check the government advice relevant to your passport, the regions you plan to visit and your insurance cover. Pay particular attention to weather disruption, health needs, local rules and access to help in remote areas.

Prepare a small safety kit

A few things kept offline are more useful than a long list you cannot open.

  1. Save your hotel name, street address and front-desk number in Chinese.
  2. Keep an offline copy of your itinerary, insurer assistance number and consular contact. Carry the original identification required for travel.
  3. Agree a meeting point with companions in crowded places. Keep a payment backup and enough phone power for the journey home.
  4. Check conditions again before mountain trips, coastal travel or long road transfers.

Know when to get help

For immediate danger call police 110, ambulance 120 or fire 119. Give the location first and ask nearby staff to help communicate. For document or immigration issues, use the non-emergency immigration service 12367. Do not delay urgent care to search this website.

Useful questions

Does a low crime rate mean a trip is risk-free?

No. Road traffic, weather, medical access, crowds and legal rules still require preparation. Match the plan to your health, activities and destinations.

Can I rely on a photocopy of my passport?

Keep a backup copy for recovery, but carry the original when required for identification, hotels and transport. A copy does not replace the original travel document.