A new regulation on the application and granting of residence permits for Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan residents living in the Chinese mainland was put into effect on Sept. 1. (Photos: Xinhua and IC)

With a residence permit, they will now enjoy more basic public services, and other conveniences relating to their study, work, business operation, and life in the mainland.

A Taiwan resident living in the Chinese mainland displays the residence permit at Nanjie police station of Gulou Branch of Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 3, 2018.

A Taiwan resident living in the Chinese mainland displays the residence permit(L) at Nanjie police station of Gulou Branch of Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 3, 2018.