To better serve foreign visitors and expats arriving in Shenzhen, we present “A Foreigner’s Guide to Shenzhen.” This series features guidebook-style videos and articles about work and travel in the city. This is part one of temporary residence registration regulations.

Starting from April 1, a set of new policies and regulations came into effect. Take a look at these new regulations that may impact our daily life.

In order to continuously create a first-class market-oriented, rule of law-based, and internationalized business environment at ports and to optimize the business environment at the ports, the Office of Port of Entry and Exit of Shenzhen and Shenzhen Customs, together with member units of the Shenzhen working group for optimizing the business environment at ports, have carefully studied and formulated the “Key Points for Optimizing the Business Environment at Shenzhen Ports in 2024," introducing 23 measures under six aspects.

​Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin recently released a series of new measures to support talent development, with a maximum project funding of one million RMB. This effort aims to attract and cultivate more high-level talents for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and to provide talent backup for appropriately diversifying Macao's economy.