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Chinese Law of Nationality.

Chapter I.

C O

21149.105

Rece Rage 11 JUL 10

Article 1.

Natural possession of Chinese nationality.

Any person coming under one of the following

classes shall be held to be of Chinese nationality, whether

born or not born within the Chinese Empire.

Article 2.

(a). Person born of a Chinese father.

such

(b). Person born after the death of father

father being a Chinese subject at time of

his death.

(c). Persons when the mother is Chinese and the

father unknown or of no nationality.

Persons born in Chinese territory whose father

and mother are unknown or of nonationality shall be equal-

-ly Chinese subjects as well as children found in China

and abandoned and whose place of birth is unknown.

Article 3.

Chapter II.

The acquisition of Chinese nationality,

Foreigners who fulfil the following conditions

can, if they desire to do so, apply to be naturalised as

Chinese subjects:-

(a). To be domiciled in China for more than ten

consecutive years.

(b). To be over 20 years of age and to have legal

capacity according to the law of their

country.

(c). To be of good character and repute.

(d). To have sufficient personal resources and means

of existence.

(s). That according to the law of their country they

lose their own nationality after having

acquired Chinese nationality.

Persons

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