據初步統計，從今年9月1日起至上個月，僅僅兩個多月時間里，上海有關方面受理了4.7萬次申領。而這一切在以前是想都別想的事。國門初啟時，辦因私護照得“按條件申領”。一冊護照，辦得難呀、累啊，成了多少“幸運者”事后的無限感慨。而現在，“按需申領”，兩分鐘就能辦好護照。辦本護照比買張火車票還容易，實在令人稱道。

As to an initial statistic， the authorities concerned in Shanghai have accepted 47 thousand applications for passport in a period of a little more than 2 months （from this September to the previous month）， which was impossible absolutely in the past. During the time when China just opened itself to the outside world， the passport for private matters could only be applied “according to certain conditions”。 Many lucky people who succeeded in getting the passport still remember the difficulties in getting a passport. On the contrary， we can now get the passport if necessary in two minutes. It is really exciting to be able to get a passport in an even shorter time than the time spent in buying a train ticket.