I've been told by two folk separately that a new British Consulate will be opening, somewhere near Metro in BeiChen, within a month or so. Anyone else heard about it?

not sure about a new Consulate, but a British Visa Center should open in Kunming this month,en.kunming.cn/index/content/2016-05/26/content_4267955.htm article says it will be in Beichen

@Kiara
That must be it. Many thanks.