About British Consulate-General Guangzhou


22/F Guangzhou International Finance Centre, 5 Zhujiang Road West, Zhujiang New Town
510623 Guangzhou
China

Telephone (General Enquiries only)
+86 (0) 20 8314 3000 / +44 20 7008 5000

Fax (General)
+86 (0) 20 8331 2799

Fax: (Department for Business and Trade )
+86 (0) 20 8333 6485

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-guangzhou
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email britishconsulate.guangzhou@fcdo.gov.uk

Opening hours (local time):
Monday to Friday: 9am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 5pm

Visitor access

Public access to the Consulate-General is by appointment only and International Finance Centre (IFC) staff will require evidence of this before allowing entry. There are currently no additional Covid-19 related checks and requirements but these may be re-introduced at short notice. Please check with the IFC management by calling +86 (0)20 8883 6666

Visitors must wear a facemask throughout their visit/appointment.

Disabled access

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and this Consulate-General are keen to ensure that their buildings and services are fully accessible to disabled members of the public. Wherever possible, we have made our buildings and services accessible. Sometimes however, this is not possible due to security or other restrictions. In these situations we will endeavour to provide a service or access to a building in an alternative way to ensure equality of access for disabled people. To assist disabled visitors, we have set out below details of disabled access at this Consulate-General. We hope this information is helpful.

General physical access

If you foresee requiring any assistance, please telephone us in advance of your visit so we can ensure that we are able to provide access for you (Tel: +86 (0)20 8314 3000 and ask for the receptionist).

  • entrances: disabled access exists to the building via the entrance outside CITIC bank. Please telephone +86 (0)20 8314 3000 for assistance in advance
  • steps and staircases are clear and unobstructed
  • toilets: a disabled toilet is located in the Consulate-General
  • floor coverings: floor coverings are safe and even
  • doors: if necessary, the security guards can assist in opening doors
  • lighting: adequate throughout
  • emergency/evacuation: procedures are in place to assist disabled persons in the event of emergency/evacuation
  • phones: accessible to wheelchair users

Privacy notice

If you visit the British Consulate General Guangzhou see our privacy notice for visitors which explains how we will process your data for security and public health management reasons.

Office holidays

## British Consulate-General Guangzhou: Public Holidays 2024

Date Public Holidays
Monday 1 January New Year’s Day
Monday 12 February Chinese New Year
Tuesday 13 February Chinese New Year
Wednesday 14 February Chinese New Year
Friday 29 March Good Friday
Monday 1 April Easter Monday
Wednesday 1 May Labour Day
Monday 6 May Early May bank holiday
Tuesday 17 September Mid-Autumn Day
Tuesday 1 October Golden Week
Wednesday 2 October Golden Week
Thursday 3 October Golden Week
Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December Boxing Day