Legal analysis: Mainland residents can apply for travel permits to and from Hong Kong and Macao respectively according to their needs. Mainland residents who apply for a travel permit to and from Hong Kong and Macao and an endorsement at the same time, or apply for an endorsement separately with a valid travel permit to and from Hong Kong and Macao, must meet the corresponding conditions for different reasons: (1) Visiting relatives: visiting relatives who have settled, lived, studied or worked in Hong Kong or Macao for a long time; The applicant's spouse and children under the age of 18 can apply together. "Relatives" refer to spouses, parents or parents of spouses, spouses, brothers and sisters, (foreign) grandparents and (foreign) grandchildren of children; "Accompanying application" refers to the application for visiting relatives with the same validity period and number of times as the main applicant. (2) Business: personnel of enterprises and institutions and individual industrial and commercial households go to Hong Kong and Macao to engage in business activities or drive special vehicles to and from Guangdong Province and Hong Kong or Macao. "Enterprise organization" refers to an enterprise and its branches registered with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and having independent legal personality; Institutions engaged in production and business activities registered with the state tax authorities; Resident representative offices of overseas enterprises in the mainland. To apply for multiple business endorsements, enterprises and institutions must file with the exit-entry administration department of the local public security organ with the right of examination and approval in advance. (3) Group Tour: Participate in a group tour to Hong Kong or Macao organized by a travel agency designated by the National Tourism Administration. (4) Individual travel: permanent residents of cities that provide individual travel services to Hong Kong and Macao, or non-resident residents who meet the requirements stipulated by the National Immigration Bureau, apply for individual travel to Hong Kong or Macao. (5) Stay: those who go to Hong Kong for employment, schooling, employment, residence and training with the approval of the relevant departments of Hong Kong, and go to Hong Kong as dependants; Relatives of persons who go to Macao for employment, study and employment with the approval of relevant Macao authorities, and relatives of persons who go to Macao for residence with the approval of relevant Macao authorities. (6) Others: those who apply for going to Hong Kong or Macao for special reasons such as medical treatment, funeral service, visiting critically ill patients, litigation, examination, handling industry and academic exchanges; Apply for a stay in Hong Kong (Macau) with a stay endorsement.
Legal basis: Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration.
Article 9 China citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents when leaving or entering the country. China citizens who want to go to other countries or regions also need to obtain visas or other entry permits. However, unless the China government has signed visa exemption agreements with other governments or the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide otherwise. China citizens who leave or enter the country as seafarers and work on foreign ships shall apply for a seaman's certificate according to law.
Article 10 Citizens of China who travel between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region, and citizens of China who travel between Taiwan Province Province, shall apply for a pass according to law and abide by the relevant provisions of this Law. Specific management measures shall be formulated by the State Council.