奥运了，去英国的中国人不少，中国驻大不列颠及北爱尔兰大使馆提醒您：

——伦敦奥运临近，来英游客日益增多，英国一些主要旅游观光点游客数量增加，游客财物、证件失窃情况时有发生，给当事人造成损失和不便。 中国驻英国大使馆提醒在英和拟来英同胞加强安全防范意识，在人员密集场所特别注意看管好个人物品，离开交通工具时注意检查随身物品，防止遗漏，切勿将贵重物品置于自驾或租赁的车辆内，防偷防盗，避免不必要的损失和麻烦。如遇财物、证件丢失，请及时报警。 英国报警电话999。
 
——近日，一些在英侨胞及国内同胞向我馆反映，有机构或个人自称中国驻英国大使馆或使馆工作人员，告知当事人在英或第三国“中奖”，指导当事人办理“领奖”事宜。当事人支付高额费用后不能兑奖，与我馆核实方知可能被骗。 中国驻英国大使馆对不法分子冒用我驻外外交机构名义行骗表示谴责，并提醒所有在英侨胞及国内同胞提高警惕，勿轻信“中奖”信息，谨防诈骗。如有需要，请及时报警求助。
 

——据了解，近期在伦敦大英博特馆等旅游景点附近，一些着便装的不法分子冒充英国警察对部分游客进行盘查、骗取财物。中国驻英国大使馆就此提醒旅英中国同胞注意加强安全防范，提防上当受骗。如遇紧急情况可拨打999报警求助，非紧急情况可拨打101或直接前往就近警局报警。欲知英国警察盘查执法的有关规定和做法，请登录伦敦警察厅网站：　　http://www.met.police.uk/stopandsearch/what_is.htm　　

——近日，有国内同胞向我馆反映，有人自称可利用中国驻英国大使馆账号收转钱款从事商业活动，希使馆协助核实有关情况是否属实。 中国驻英国大使馆对不法分子冒用我驻外外交机构名义行骗表示谴责，再次提醒所有在英侨胞及国内同胞提高警惕，勿轻信此类信息，谨防诈骗。如有需要，请及时报警求助。
 

那么，他们大不列颠及北爱尔兰驻People's Republic的大使馆对在我们这儿呆着的英国人有什么建议呢？亮点是第一条：别以为你犯了事，英国使馆能把你捞出来.....

“Don'ts” in China

——Don't assume that the British Embassy can "get you out" if you are arrested,  detained or refused permission to leave China for any reason.  But there are ways we can help so do insist on your right to contact the Embassy or Consulate-General as soon as possible.

——Don't overstay your welcome!  You are automatically fined each day you remain in China beyond the expiry date of your visa.  If you cannot pay, you could be arrested and put into Immigration detention and deported - at your own expense.

——Don't get involved in any way with drugs.  Penalties are severe and can attract the DEATH penalty.  A British national was convicted, sentenced to death and executed by the Chinese authorities in December 2009 for a drug-related offence.  Don't carry anything through customs for someone else unless you know exactly what it contains.

——Don't gamble or engage with prostitutes.  Both activities are illegal and if caught you are liable to be placed into administrative detention and potential deportation.

——Don't use a guide who approaches you on the street, even if they appear to have genuine credentials.  They may be tricksters.  Scams do, unfortunately, abound in some tourist areas of Beijing and Shanghai.  Tourists are befriended by a 'student' wishing to practice their English.  They are then taken to a traditional tea house and handed a bill at the end of their 'tea-tasting experience' running to hundreds of pounds.

——Don't enter into a contract in China without having it thoroughly examined - both in the UK and in China.  Contracts entered into in the UK are not enforced by Chinese courts.  British nationals doing business in China should be aware that if they become involved in a business dispute and/or civil dispute, and the case eventually goes to court, the Chinese government may prohibit them from leaving China until the matter is resolved.

——Don't, under any circumstances, ever sign any document that you do not fully and clearly understand.