Nationality law of the People's Republic of China East Asian nationals of Chinese ethnicity are not Chinese nationals (although some may qualify for nationality of Taiwan) through their Chinese grandparents. British National (Overseas), a status currently held by many Hong Kong residents, is considered a type of British nationality by countries other than China, nearly 3.4 million Hong Kong residents were registered as BN(O)s before the handover of Hong Kong. Most of those people also have Chinese nationality, making them one of the largest group of dual nationals in the world. Portugal has never created an various classes of nationals nor has Portugal revoked Portuguese citizenship from Portuguese
Nationality law of the People's Republic of China jure" loss of Chinese nationality. In reality, however, the actual loss of Chinese nationality for Mainland residents is difficult to enforce due to technical difficulties, such as lacking in record-sharing agreements with other countries. It is worth mentioning that unlike Indian nationality law, Chinese nationality law does not have any provisions restricting Chinese nationals from holding foreign passports. Because Chinese nationals who are residents of Hong Kong and Macau cannot automatically lose Chinese nationality under Article 9 even after acquiring foreign nationality (see above), such persons would only lose Chinese nationality if they renounce Chinese nationality (see above). In this