Beijing decided to give visa-free treatment to another nine countries to further encourage cross-border travel.
Starting Wednesday, foreign residents living in Hong Kong and Macao can apply for multiple-entry visas to the Chinese mainland with a validity period of up to five years by following a simplified procedure.
People from countries with diplomatic relations with China can visit the southern island province of Hainan visa-free for 144 hours via tour groups registered in Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.
China's National Immigration Administration announced on Monday that the country's 144-hour visa-free transit policy has been expanded to three more entry ports.
Guangzhou relaxed its restrictions on the purchasing of large houses for people coming from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas regions.
Twelve visitors have become the first group to take advantage of China's 144-hour visa-free transit policy to enjoy a complimentary one-day city tour of Guangzhou.
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