P477 CEEFAX 2 477 Fri 31 Kan 21:98/59 U 20/23 CUBA (9/1/97)@ Visitors should be on the alert for baf-snatchers and othjt street theft, esxrcially in the area of old Havana. @ @ Do not catty large amounts of cpsh wPem bwaz from z#ut hNtel. @ @ @ Travellers cheques, credit cards, passports and other important HocuZj^latio.@js@best leer in a safe hjposit or similar. @@@@ @ @ @ Foreign Office Travel: 0171 238 4504 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 ECO 4 *V/Radio CWjathru FMajn ern5P477 CJJNA9 2 47/hFri 61$Van 21:10/2, ]$l<$=,|h|\2| h4| h4 C MEROON (14 10/ 6) 1/2 h d crime, including car hijackings and m5kkuWg2, paztrqul0:l= i& Ypo4Wd5 1*d Take srnsible precautions. Do not walk around town ot travel after dark. Avoid carr|ing valuables at any tjmj. ? Hikhwaz robberies iv the North of the country appear to have bUen@brougXt under control.@ d R 2 4 2 Travel headliner 430 Front ppg 1/23 FC @4 @ TVO"bdio Webthjr Main MenuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Fri 31 Ran 21:09/47 +j£3kj£3kj%+k ] 'j $kj $kj 'k&- U@ 22/23 ZE RE U LIC (17/1 6) )G1 4 2 L v p sspo t and va u le in T quantities of cash. Carry a phojocopz of your pbsspout jot identification purposes^ @@ @ Beware of bogus plain clothes policemen who mar arR to see rouf foreign currency and passpoyt. bh hh 2hdb 0p p p R0ph ddp pb d f approached, lin to show your money, but offer instead to go with them to the nearest police station. @ p Eoreign Ofeice Travel: 01g1 270 4129 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 ECW 4 ETV/Rbdio h+Wjavhju Main MenuP477 CEJFAX 2 477 Fri 31 Jan 21:02/18 3/23 C CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (10/12/96) T e For#ion OfficS advis# against all until further notice. $hjti have now been three army mutinies this year, and the situation BPmYTni volatile. It N@ nwt clear huw long the present crisis will last. he Honorary British Consul in Bangui tel:C613602 / 618338 / 61 095 can ovfiz only vjty limited assistanc to British oationals. In the event of an emetgjnc{ the French or German Em"assies will ofeer Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Weather Main MqnuP477 CJJFAX 2 4/7@Fri 31 Jan 51:12/4k Wj£3+j%3[j£3k X 11/16 /"C££"£g£$C££ CWC I"$AIL & OC UP ED TE"$ TWRJES (10/)/97) Be vililant. Mun, inced nus invol6 undis ipli bdinembets of thjrarmed forcfsv nd other armlt factions.e i n sm2lt j|plouionu in *im aviv0wn0< K w th Liby); r r l ar as n ar th Sudae@3e bordot an in thc South; nd thjtaria aroind La"j Caldp e - Britiug@Nltiok ls n# iotcspeHieic t uargttr. Tpo sotlign Offica cdv Qeu rironnlyvagsrnut tyavjllinj at nlght. ff c our s n t m Uitary road blocks.o t u al t xi jv r n jsj z @ Travel headlines 430 Front pafj 100 FCO 4 TV/Radro Weathjt Main MunuP477 CEEFAX 2 477 Fri 31 Jan 21:02/28 6/23 CHINA (24/01/:7* 1O3 An Uarthquakj jjasutiNg@6.* on the 6jchlir Scale oceurrih o\ 2b N@ NUar@Gab(gatIX 0injiaVF@Promi-Be. @ Resultant damage could affect travel through t(e hazardous Karacorum Pass ftwm PU H sro mv a i also f cuing th a and parts of Xinjiang Province ard rut off. Travel in this region should be avoidrd. Muggings in the Main cities, sexual harassment and crime on tt ins and coach jouznr|s arr instipsrnk. Foreigners are now regular targets. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio Wjathjt M0in MenzP477 CE FAX 2 477 Fri 31 JanC21:04/16 T SRC 8 W"£££"£££"£££ Drug smuggling and related crimes are on thu increase in Yunnan Ptovjnqr. Thu Shunjexap pass can pj hbzardous and lawless and landsliys are qommon in szjnet. ? Onfy Air China,0China Swuthjtn, £Tina $astern an4 Sh1nkhai aizlineu arr believed to carry out intutnationall8 recokniued m!jntenance proeedureu. Indjpjndjnt travellers are advised to register with the British Jmbassz, Peking, Tel: 65321961/5, fax: 6532)937/9 or the British Consulate- cinexal, Url: 64797650 Travel headlines 430 Front xagj 100 FCO 4 TVORadio Wjathju Main MenuP477 CJEFAX 2 T77 Fri 31 Jan 41:04O3p T^T 9/23 W"£bC$£C£b£££ CH NA T B T (28/ 1 7) 1/3 Prioj permiusjon is required from t(j Chinjsj aulh#reties@for travel to Tibet.QIn addition, visitors should be aware of the following: R 2 HeightiVjd tension in Lhasa against the Chinese authoritjez hQs led to an explosion outkjde a Chinese@GojjrnZjnt building. Care sho4ld be taken when visiting official Chinrsr officrs. @ @ @ @ At son borde cro in , l q Foffiqialu have djmQnded additionan travel permit fees from foyitgnrrs and have sometimes sometimes resorted to violence to secure pbzmjnt. TZavjl hjpdtinru 430 Crgnt ppse ) ( FB^ 4 TVO"adio Weather MQjn MenuP477 CJEFAX 2 477 Fri 31 Jan 21:11/44 ]@ 2/23 @ If travelling bjiwien Matoub and the@ Chadian border, seeW advice from the the local police and be prepared to travel with a military escort. Othjt parts of the country remain relatively calm and thjte are no ttavjl restrictions. British Nationals should register wii Pi C m i o , Y o d . el: 22 05 45 and 22 07 =6 or with the British Consulate in Doula Tel: 42 21 77. ' Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TVORadio Wjathjt Main MenuP477 C JFA @2 477 Fri 31 22:10/57 CW ] 23/23 '"£££"£££"£££ CZECH REPUBLIC (17/12/:6) 3/3 F Reports oe racially motivated attacks on t(e local Rombny population by skinheads are common. @ @ @@ @ There have also been isolated, ppa n ly r cially r lat d, v glint isito s to fore ted a as shoul s k medical advic about mmun ation ag vt@tic - o nj nc p liter. Fo iign O fic Travel: 0 71 7 4 29 av l hjadli 430 From page 00 F 4 TV dig eat Main M nP477 CEJFAX 2 477 Fri 31 Ran 41:06/37 T 14/23 US Q C /: 2 QT RR R p h T iti no Ckn32lu Que: Mr Dominique PUcard on 838527 ofjice or 837257 home.EIn Point Voire Mr Prtju Lee on 944281 @ ThjaEmbassz in Kin3hprb ran bj Fcontacted aj all timer om Telecel 46102 44923,46101 or Satcom 71 1447753 or via th@@H@@@@ ry @on@u@u in C@n@o. @ ' @ @ Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 4 TV/Radio CWeatier Main MenuP477 CJJFAX 2 477 Fri 31 Jan 21:07/38 R 17/23 ££ £ £" £ £ ££ ££ £££ COSTA RICA (12/12/=6) Gang muggings can occur even in @ dazlikht on busy slriitun *(jet of, and from, car3 is common. Do not wear jewellery or carry large amounts of cash. Avoid sttiit money changers. Repairs to the damage cau3ed "z hutriqaneR'Crsar' to the Intutamjtiqan Highway to Ppnbma between SaV Jose bnL San Isidro Del General are sufficiently adv!nced to allow normal traffic to pass. @ @ @ However, visttors should still check with their ttavjl agents or tour representatives. Travel headlines 430 Front pafe 10p FCO 4 TVORadio BWjathjt Main Menu