HK, Macao, and Taiwan residents may apply for mainland residence permits from Sept.

An applicant from Taiwan applies for residence permit at Shenzhen Bay service center of Nanshan branch of Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 1, 2018. Residents of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan may apply for residence permits in the Chinese mainland from Sept. 1. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)