All Sections of the British High Commission would be closed to the public from Monday, 3 June to Tuesday, 4 June 2002. A statement from the Press and Public Affairs Section of the Commission in Accra on Monday said the holiday was in connection with the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth's accession.

The Commission would, however, be re-opened on Wednesday, 5 June with the Visa Section opening from 7:30am to 10:30am on week days, the Consular Section from 7:30am to 12:30am while all other sections would be opened from 7:30am to 14:30am.