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999In Hong Kong (Oct 17 - 19)? Dial 999 for everything

Mainland China

dial direct
Police
110
Ambulance
120
Fire
119
122Traffic policeroad accidents
★ Hong Kong only · Oct 17 - 19
999
police · ambulance · fire

Hong Kong runs a separate emergency system. While the brigade is in Hong Kong, dial 999 for every service. The mainland numbers above do not apply there. From Shenzhen onward, use 110 / 120 / 119.

★ Where I sleep tonight · the first thing 120 asks

Embassies

lost passport · arrest · hospital
★ US passport
  • U.S. Embassy Beijing
    U.S. citizens with emergencies. Covers Beijing, Shaanxi (Xi'an), Shanxi (Pingyao) and Shandong (Yantai). The mission lists +86 10 8531 4000 as the emergency contact for all its China posts.
    ☎ +86 10 8531 4000After hours+86 10 8531 3000
  • U.S. Consulate General Shanghai
    U.S. citizens with emergencies. Covers Shanghai and Zhejiang (Hangzhou). If this number does not work, the mission says to call the Beijing emergency line, +86 10 8531 4000.
    ☎ +86 21 8011 2400
  • U.S. Consulate General Wuhan
    U.S. citizens with emergencies. Covers Hunan (Zhangjiajie).
    ☎ +86 27 8563 2800
  • U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong
    U.S. citizens. The first number is American Citizen Services, weekdays 08:30-17:30. After hours, call the second, press 2 for English, then 1 for the duty officer.
    ☎ +852 2841 2211After hours+852 2523 9011
★ Irish passport
  • Embassy of Ireland Beijing
    Irish citizens. The second number is the embassy duty phone for emergencies outside office hours, weekends and holidays. DFA Dublin duty officer: +353 1 408 2000.
    ☎ +86 10 8531 6200After hours+86 138 0105 6774
  • Consulate General of Ireland Shanghai
    Irish citizens in Shanghai and Zhejiang. The second number is the consular emergency line for when the consulate is closed.
    ☎ +86 21 6010 1360After hours+86 136 0167 6870
  • Consulate General of Ireland Hong Kong
    Irish citizens. There is no separate out-of-hours line: call this number and leave a message, which the consulate monitors frequently, or call the DFA Dublin duty officer on +353 1 408 2000.
    ☎ +852 2535 0700

★ Other passport? Save your own embassy or consulate’s duty number before you fly. Numbers from each mission’s own contact page, Sep 2026.

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