Do Guangzhou locals have residence permits?

Guangzhou locals don't have residence permits, because residence permits are mainly issued to residents outside Guangzhou, and they need to stay here for some time for some reasons. Local residents do not need to apply, and local people do not have a residence permit.

Residence permit is an attempt by some developed cities in China to draw lessons from the "green card" system of developed countries and formulate measures for skilled migration in China.