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Originally Published: 15 July, 2010

Statistics About British Travellers To China

Official figures say that there were more than one million British visitors to China in the year to 1 March, 2010. Here are some statistics:

- 120 Arrests/detentions, 16 for Drug-related incidents

- 46 deaths

- 89 hospitalisations

- 1 rape, no other sexual assaults

- 827 lost/stolen passports

If you wish to see the full report copy the following into your browser: http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/travel-living-abroad/21151574/british-behaviour-abroad-09-10

One notable comment from the email advisory:

Lack of preparation

Separate FCO research also highlights a risky lack of preparation, leading to many preventable incidents. Research found that Britons are spending an average £12.00 at the airport on magazines and sweets - more than double the cost of a standard single trip insurance policy - yet one in five (19%) are still travelling without travel insurance. Britons are also spending nearly twenty minutes longer cleaning their house before they go abroad (46 minutes), than they do researching the local laws and customs of where they are travelling to.

To help your own preparation copy the following into your browser: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/

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