▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac au ▁residents ▁can ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁simplified ▁Entry ▁Perm it ▁which ▁is ▁free ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁approved ▁instantly , ▁or ▁they ▁can ▁use ▁the ▁permit - on - ar rival ▁service . ▁ ▁As ▁trav elling ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁for ▁tour ism ▁purposes ▁was ▁not ▁legal ized ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁Main land ▁residents , ▁very ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁perm its ▁were ▁issued ▁before ▁then . ▁Since ▁then , ▁travel ▁restrictions ▁for ▁Main land ▁Chinese ▁have ▁been ▁gradually ▁lifted ▁by ▁the ▁Taiwan ese ▁government , ▁although ▁a ▁qu ota ▁system ▁remains ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁El ig ibility ▁ ▁Res idents ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac au ▁For ▁residents ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac au , ▁only ▁hold ers ▁of ▁H KS AR , ▁MS AR ▁and ▁B N ( O ) ▁pass ports ▁with ▁no ▁other ▁travel ▁documents ▁issued ▁by ▁any ▁other ▁country ▁( there by ▁ex cludes ▁anyone ▁with ▁multiple ▁citizens hip , ▁except ▁persons ▁with ▁both ▁B N ( O ) ▁and ▁H KS AR ▁pass ports ) ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁permit . ▁Under ▁Taiwan ese ▁law , ▁those ▁with ▁national ity ▁or ▁citizens hip ▁in ▁another ▁country ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁considered ▁as ▁" res idents ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac au " ▁and ▁must ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁vis a ▁requirements ▁of ▁their ▁non - Ch inese ▁( or ▁B N ( O )) ▁national ity ▁or ▁citizens hip . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁resident ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁with ▁both