People who work in the cold chain and logistics industries became the first group allowed to make appointments for vaccination in the northern port city in March, while all the more than 5,000 Taiwan compatriots in Tianjin have been able to register in their residential communities and with neighborhood committees for the vaccination since the beginning of April, local authorities said.

"We feel very grateful for the support by the local Taiwan affairs offices," said Lu Hsiao-chien, a Taiwan compatriot living in Tianjin's Heping district.

"After vaccination, our work and lives will become safer," Lui was quoted as saying by Taiwan.cn.

In addition to online platforms to make appointments for the vaccinations, Taiwan compatriots can also register for vaccination via the mobile app Tailutong.

In Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, the first group of 32 Taiwan compatriots to make appointments via Tailutong were inoculated on Monday morning.