Residents who plan to visit the country or are already there should monitor the situation, exercise caution, attend to personal safety, avoid travelling to places of large gatherings of people and pay attention to announcements by local authorities. Residents in Saudi Arabia who need assistance may call the 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 Saudi Arabia at consular protection hotline: (966) 508399809.
Since March 2018, the Saudi Arabia authorities repeatedly intercepted missiles attacks in numerous locations including the capital Riyadh. Some of the incidents resulted in casualties.