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 theory, the Chinese Nationality Law is "de jure" applicable to Chinese nationals residing in all three constituents of the People's Republic of China, namely Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR. Due to the complex history of Hong Kong and Macau SARs, however, special "explanations" of the Nationality Law were made in place by the National People's Congress before the Handover of Hong Kong and Macau. These interpretations, applicable only to permanent residents of Hong Kong or Macau, have created a separate class of Chinese nationality unique to those two SARs, which differs vastly, especially with the acquisition and