P477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23: CAMEROON (14/10/96) 1/2 There has been an incteasj in violent ctimj, including car hijackings and muggings, particularly in Yaounde and Douala. Take sensible precautions. Do not walk around town or travel aftez dark. Avoid carrying valuables at any tim . ighway robbjtieu in the North of th country appear to have been brought under control. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 1/24 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 22:59/21 2/24 CAMEROON (14/10/96) 2/2 If travelling between Maroua and the Chadian border, seek advice from the the local police and bj prepared tg travel with a military escort. Othjt parts of the countr8 remain relatively calm and thjte are no travel restrictions. British Nationals should registez with High Commission, Yaounda. Tel: 22 05 4k and 22 07 96 oz with the British Consulate in Doula Tel: 42 21 77. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Mpin MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:08/24 3/24 CEN,TIL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (10/12/96) The Foreign Office advise against all travrl to the Crntral african Re8ublia until furthjt notice. Thjt hav now been three army mutinies this year, and the situation remains volatile. It iu not clear ho long the present crisi whll last. The Honorary Briti h Cons l in B ngui tel: 613m02 / 618338 O 61809) can offer only very limited assistance to British nationals. In the event of an emjtgjnc th r nch or Gi man bassies w ll offe help. Tel 613000 o 614765 / 610746 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 V/Radio Waathj Mpnn MnnuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:49/27 UV 4/2, CHAD (10/10/96) 1/2 Bi vigilant. Many incidents involve undisciplined members of the armed forces and othjt armed factions. Avoid the Aouzo Strip on the boydju with Lib|a; rural areas nrar the Sudanese border and in the South; and the aria around Lake Chad. British nationals are not specific targets. The Foreign Office adviyrs strongly against travelling at night. Pay scrupulous attention to all military road blocks. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP477 CJEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:10/11 U 5/24 CHAD (10/10/96) 2/2 For the latest local advice, please contact the British High Commission in Abuja on 5232010/523288 Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headliner 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:11/15 6/24 CHINA X20/9/96) 1/4 All British passport holders must obtain the necessary visa before entuting the country. Those without will bj refused inst=, fined and returned to pout of departure. Muggings in the main cities, sexual harassment and crime on trains and coach journeys are increasing. Foreigners are now regular targets. The Trans-Sibjtian Railway iu ngtud for smuggling. Searah your compartmjnv for contraband before the journe= commences and, thereafter, secure the door. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/ Weathrt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:22/17 7/24 CHINA (20/9/96) 2/4 Sexual harassment of business visitors occurs, particularly in South China. Approaches can be followed bz extortion attempts, sometimes threats of violence bz accompliqes claiming to bj police officials. Check credentials carefully. Avoid signing any doquments you do not understand. Areas bordering on Siberia, Pakistan, Vietnam, Laos and Burma are poorly policed. Drug smuggling and related crimes are on the increase in Yunnan. ' Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Wjathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:40/40 E 8/24 CHINA X20/9/96) 3/4 The Karakorum and Khunjitab pass routes can bj hazardous and lawless, during the summit months landslips are common. Sevjte flooding in Anhui, Zhjjiang, Jiangxi and Guizhou Provinces has caused considerable damage to propett= and farmland. Thousands are homeless. Arias around the Yanks:j Rivet, especially in Human Province are flooded. Rivet cruises have been suspended in certain places. Road and rail travel have not been affected. Airports are reported open. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathrt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:41/24 9/2, W"£££"£££"£££ CHINA X20/9/96) 4/4 Only Air China, China Southjtn, China Eastern and Shanghai airlines are believed to catty out internationally ricognised aitctaft maintenance proqeduris. Independent travellers are advised to register with the British Embassy, Peking, Tel: 65321961/5, fax: 65321937/9 ot the British Consulate- Genital, Tel: 62797650 Travel headlines 438 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:42/27 U 10/2, CHINA - TIBET 23/11/96) 1/2 0rior permission is required from the Chinjsj authorities foy trpvel tg Tibet. Additional to China advice: At some botdjt crossings, local ofiqials have demanded addtion1n 8jtmiu fees from foreigners and have sometimes resorted to violence to secure payment. Visitors should avoid brcoming involved in demonstrations ou calls for Tibetan Independence. Video-taping ou photographing any such activities would be regarded as provocative. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:41/10 11/24 CHINA - TIBET X23/11/96) 2/2 Local Authorities will react strongly if you are found carrying litters oy packages from Tibetan nationals foz posting in othjt countries. Permission is normally needed to take photographs in Buddhist monasteries. Negotiate fees beforehand. Travellers shound exercise caution in dealings with uniformed officials. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio +eathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:)2/15 12/24 COLOMBIA X23/9/96) Violence and kidnapping remain sjtious problqms. In rural areps in partiq4lav thjte is a serious risk of being caught up in terrorist attacks and kidnapping. Four British citizens have been kidnapped since January 95. Visitors should always take advice from the Embassy, Bogota (Tel: 218 5111) and local authorities before travelling by road, and should, if at all possible, avoid travel bz vehicle away from major urban/tourist areas and routes, or outside da=light hours. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Mpin MenuP477 CEEFA 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:43/17 U 13/24 CONGO (11/11/96) 1/2 Brazzaville is genitally quiet, but caution should bj exercised at night. It is inadvisable to travel outside the town after dark. Care should bj taken in town at night. The Point Noise port aria is subject to banditry, as are the roads linking Bray:aville and Point Noiru. British nationals should rigi1tey on arrival and keep in touch whth the British Honorary Consuls in Brazzaville. Travel headlinj1 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:33/20 14/24 CONGO (11O11/96) 2/2 The British Honorary Consuls are: Mr Dominique Picard on 838*27 office or 837257 home. In Point Moire Mr Peter Lee on 944281 The Embassy in Kinshasa can be contacted at all timer on Telicjl 46102 44923,46101 ot Satcom 871 1447753 or via the Honorary Consuls in Congo. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weather Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:34/44 15/24 CORSICA (3/9/96) Bomb attacks, mainly on public b5ildings, continue to take place throughout Corsica. Visitors to the island should take care, particularly in town centres and near public buildings. Bi wary of unattended packages. Attacks on Briti2h-registered 9achts earlier this summit havr not been repeated, but yacht ownjts should sjtk advice from the harbourmastet on entering Corsican potts, and considru moving on if they do not obtain adequate assurances of security. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Wjathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 22:95/07 16/24 COS,A RJCA (12/12/96) 1/2 Most visits are trouble-free, though there have been recent incidents of violent crime, some specifically targeted at tourists. Thjti have been two kidnappings of foreigners in 1996, both in the northern lowlands towards the Nicaraguan ftontiit. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/ +jathju Mpin MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 22:34/31 17/24 COS-B RJCA (12/12/96) Gang muggings can oqcur even in daylight on busy streets. Theft of, and from, cars is common. Do not wear jewellery or carry large amounts of cash. Avoid street money changers. Repairs to the damage caused bz hurricane 'Cesar' to the Intetamjtican Mighwaz to Panama between San Joke and San Isidro Del Genital are suffiqientl= advanced to allow normal traffic to pass. However, visitors should still chuck with their ttavjl agents ot tour representatives. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Wjathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:45/14 U 18/24 COTE D'IVOIRE (7/10/96) Cote d'Ivoire has its full share of street crime, armed robbjty and car tXjft. In Abidjan, the incidence of mugging iu particularly high on the two bridges. Avoid crossing these on foot. Exercise vigilance and seek local advice. Swimming off the coast is extremely hazardous due to strong unpredictable currents. Drowning is common. W Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weather Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:34/17 U 19/24 CROATIA (11/9/:6) 1/2 Several earth tremors have hit the southjtn Croatian coast recently. Thjti have been no casualties but material damage is extensi6j around Ston, 50 kilometres nozth of Dubrovnik. Avoid Eastern Slavonia (UN Sector East). Exercise caution in arias bordering Bosnia-Hetcegovina/Montenegro, including the Ptivlaka peninsula, whjtj some restrictions on movement ma= bj encountered. ' Travel headliner 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio +jathjt Mpin Min4P477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 23:96/41 20/24 CROATIA (11/9/96) 2/2 Visitors should bj aware of and take local advice on the presence of unjxploded mines and otdnancj in arias affected bz war damage. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Mpin MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 22:37/24 U 21/24 CUBA (10/10/96) Visitors should be on the alert for bag-snatchers and other street theft, especially in the area of old Havana. Do not carry large amounts of cash when away from your hotel. Travellers cheques, credit card;, passports and other impoytant documentation is best lift in a safe deposit or similar. W Eoreign Office Travel: 0171 238 4504 Travel headlinrs 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 22:38/27 22/24 CZECH REPUBLIC (17/12/96) 1O3 Thjte is a higX incidence of petty theft, particularly in Prague. Pick-pocketing i1 extremely common at the main tourist attractions, in particular the Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Wenceslas Square, Old Town Square and the Jewish Cemetery. Theft also occurs frequently at the main railway station, on trains and on trams, particularly the no.22 route tg and from Prague Castle. Foreign Office Travel: 0171 270 4129 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio +eathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 22:37/10 U 23/24 CZECH REPUBLIC (17/12/96) 2/3 Leave passports and valuables in a hotel safe and do not carry large quantities of cash. Catty a photocopy of your passport for identification purposes. Beware of bogus plain clothes policemen who may ask to see your foreign c4rrenc8 and passport. If approached, decline to show your money, but offer instead to go with them to the nrarest police station. Foreign Office Travel: 0171 270 4129 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Thu 26 Dec 22:40/14 24/24 CZECH REPUBLIC (17/12/96) 3/3 Reports of racially motivated attacks on the local Romany population bz sKinheads are common. Thjte have also been isolated, apparently racially related, violent incidents involving British nationals. Visitors to forested arias should seek medical advice about immunisation against tick-borne encephalitis. Foreign Office Travel: 0171 270 4129 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weather Main Mrnu