A?police officer at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, helps a passenger to apply for travel permits, on May 13. Two self-service machines for travel permit applications to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan are available at Terminal 3 in the airport, enabling Shenyang residents to apply within three minutes with ID cards and card-type permits. It is the first airport in Northeast China to offer such self-service machines. [Photo/IC]

A self-service machine for travel permit applications to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport [Photo/IC]