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The PRC does not regard Hong Kong as a foreign country. One requirement of Article 9 of the Nationality Act of the PRC for the
automatic loss of Chinese nationality residence abroad - is therefore not fulfilled if a female applicant for German citizen- ship by naturalisation is a permanent resident of Hong Kong. In practice, however, Hong Kong Chinese who hold a German or another foreign passport are not regarded by the Chinese authorities as
Chinese nationals since the PRC does not recognise any dual nationality (Article 3 of the Nationality Act of the PRC) and the PRC does not examine the question of foreign residence, eg on entry into the PRC. Since most countries, including the Federal Republic, also stipulate several years' residence in the country
concerned as a condition for naturalisation, the requirements of Article 9 of the Nationality Act of the PRC regarding the automatic loss of Chinese nationality are likely to be fulfilled
in most cases.
With regard to the cases of Hong Kong Chinese with a passport of the British Dependent Territories, see 5 below.
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There is no regulation in the PRC which corresponds to Article 116 of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic. However, the preamble to the Constitution of the PRC of 4.12.1982 states:
"Taiwan is a part of the hallowed territory of the People's Republic of China. It is the sacred duty of the entire Chinese people, including the fellow countrymen in Taiwan, to achieve the great task of reunification of the fatherland".
The PRC regards Taiwan as a renegade province and its inhabitants as Chinese nationals as defined by the law of the PRC. Taiwanese Chinese can therefore easily obtain a passport of the PRC from the foreign missions or the passport authorities of the PRC without having to undergo a naturalisation process. The PRC explicitly welcomes such steps by Taiwanese Chinese. In the PRC,
a Taiwanese Chinese must surrender his Taiwanese passport on
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