In 2019, the Ministerial Council of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Medical Security Administration announced the "Interim Measures for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents to Participate in Social Insurance in the Mainland". As more and more Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents come to work in the Mainland, what should they pay attention to when they declare relevant social insurance in the Mainland?

Q:	Which items of social insurance must Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents employed by mainland enterprises declare?
A:	Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who are employed by mainland enterprises shall declare pension insurance, medical insurance, work injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance according to law.
Q:	Can Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents engaged in self-employment in the Mainland declare social insurance by themselves?
A:	Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who are engaged in self-employed business and flexible employment in the Mainland can delcare pension insurance and medical insurance.
Q:	Can Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students studying in the Mainland enjoy medical protection?
A:	Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan college students studying in the Mainland are subject to the same medical security policies as Mainland college students, and financial institutions at all levels will provide subsidies in accordance with the same standards as Mainland college students in higher education institutions.
Q:	Can Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents who participate in social insurance have reached the legal retirement age or receive pension benefits in the Mainland?
A:	The "Interim Measures" stipulate that Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents who have declared in the pension insurance for employees and the pension insurance for urban and rural residents, when they reach the legal retirement or pension age, and have paid less than 15 years, they are allowed to extend the payment or make a supplement to ensure that they are legally protected to enjoy pension insurance benefits.
Q:	How to deal with the social insurance relationship when Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents leave the Mainland?
A:	The "Interim Measures" stipulate that if Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents leave the Mainland before they meet the required pension requirements, their social insurance personal accounts will be retained. If they come to the Mainland again to work or live and continue to pay, the cumulative payment period will be calculated; if the social insurance relationship is terminated upon a written application, the deposit in his/her social insurance personal account may be paid to the person in one lump sum.