Nationality law of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Implementation of the Nationality Law of the People’s Republic of China in the Macau Special Administrative Region", its equivalent of Macau, although with an additional exception that permits Macau residents of mixed Portuguese and Chinese descent to choose their nationality. In practice, many overseas Chinese, who are of "Chinese descent", would not have been Chinese nationals but for the "Explanation", so this provision effectively bestowed Chinese nationality on any Hong Kong- or Macau-resident child who is of Chinese descent and was born in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan or mainland China, regardless of the nationalities of his parents, in
Nationality law of the People's Republic of China person to enter China on a Guinea Bissau passport. The Hong Kong Immigration Department and the DSI of Macau allow persons who have acquired additional citizenship or nationalities other than their Chinese nationality to make a "declaration of change of nationality" should they wish to terminate their Chinese nationality and be recognized as a foreign citizen pursuant to Article 9. The cost is cheaper than renunciation under Article 10, but this route is only available for people who have already (legally) lost their Chinese nationality under Article 9. Therefore, notable exceptions to the eligibility of declaration would be persons with