Hsinchu is one of the safest cities you'll probably ever visit and street crime is extremely rare. However, in case of an emergency, English speaking police officers can be contacted at the main foreign affairs police department: Tel+886 3 524-2103. Otherwise, like elsewhere in Taiwan, emergency numbers are:
Police: 110
Ambulance, Fire brigade: 119
hospital
Hsin-chu Hospital
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Visa applications and extensions can be made at the Foreign Affairs Police Bureau, 1 Chungshan Road. Tel:+886 3 522-4168
dialling code
The area dialling code for Hsinchu is 03. From overseas, dial +886 3 XXXXXXX.