I hold a UK passport, and have just arrived in Singapore from Delhi.

A reason has cropped up since leaving the UK which menasit would be very beneficial if I could pop into our office in Shanghai for a day on Thursday before getting the Friday morning flight back to London.

I don't have a valid Chinese visa at the moment, and the UK doesn't qualify for the 48 hour transit rule

Unfortunately today is a public Holiday in Singapore so the Chinese Visa Application Centre here is shut. On their website, they claim "For rush service, visa will be ready for collection on the second working day."

This seems the same in other countries.

So my question
Has anyone experience what "second working day" means -- if I apply on Tuesday does that mean Wednesday afternoon or Thursday afternoon?

Thanks