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 certificate fee of MOP 150 per person. Chinese nationality is automatically lost (or terminated) when a person has settled abroad and pursues one of the following acts (Article 9): The term "settled" has the same definition as above. Outside the circumstances of legally automatic loss of Chinese nationality under Article 9, Article 10 provides for voluntary termination of Chinese nationality under certain circumstances, discussed further below. For example, a Chinese national who possesses Canadian permanent resident status and who naturalizes as a Canadian citizen loses his Chinese nationality upon the completion of his naturalization because he has voluntarily acquired Canadian