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 Nationality law of the People's Republic of China The Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China regulates nationality of the People's Republic of China. Chinese nationality is usually obtained either by birth when at least one parent is of Chinese nationality or by naturalization. The constitution of the People's Republic of China states that all persons holding nationality of China are citizens of China. Although in practice, the citizenship of Mainland China is the hukou, while the two special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau, each has its own rules on the rights of abode in these territories. In