China issues travel advisory for South Africa

Chinese nationals planning to visit South Africa have been warned to exercise caution due to ongoing xenophobic violence, which start more than two weeks ago, Traveller24  reported.

Issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on Monday 20 April, via its website, the amber travel alert states, "Residents intending to visit the country or who are already there should monitor the situation, exercise caution, attend to personal safety and avoid protests and large gatherings of people."

It also advised residents in South Africa who needed assistance to call 24-hour hotline of the Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit (AHU) of the Immigration Department at (852)1868 or contact the Chinese Embassy in South Africa's Consular protection hotline on (0027) 785857708).

Amber is the lowest form of advisory issued, with red advisories requiring travel plan adjustments and black advisories indicating a need to avoid all travel to that specific country.