People's courts on the Chinese mainland handled a total of 135,022 cases concerning Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao from 1997 to 2011, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said on Friday.

The SPC said mainland courts have handled 53,281 cases related to the three regions since 2008, with an average annual increase of 11 percent.

The SPC said it has issued 14 judicial explanations related to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Courts at all levels have treated people from the three regions with equality, it said.

The SPC is pushing forward a package of regulations between the mainland and Hong Kong concerning the recognition and implementation of civil and business cases, as well as making arrangement with Hong Kong concerning marriages and family cases, it said.

The SPC is also pushing forward a series of arrangements with Hong Kong and Macao regarding criminal cases, it said.