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Nationality law of the People's Republic of China people who had resided in Gyirong County of Tibet for over two centuries, were granted Chinese nationality. The serial numbers on their naturalization certificates suggested that around 4,000 people (including the Damans) had naturalized as Chinese nationals in Mainland China until 2003. In more recent years, the Hong Kong Immigration Department's statistics indicate that 1,631 and 1,534 applications for naturalisation as a Chinese national were received in 2016 and 2017 respectively. It is worth noting that the naturalization process does not generally apply to nationals of the Republic of China (Taiwan), since their ROC nationality is already considered as Chinese