CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 431

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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Revided Len of i tionality

Promulgated 30th December, 1914.

Chapter 1: Nationality by original Right,

(1).

The following persons have Chinese mtionality:

(n) A person whose father is a Chinese citizen at the

time of the person's birth.

(b) A person born after the death of his or her father,

the father having been a Chinese citizen at the time

of his death.

(c) A person born in Chinese territory of a father whose identity is ascertaimble or of a father without nation-

ality, the mother being a Chinese citi zon.

(d) A person born in Chinese territory the identity of

certainable or both parents boring

both parents being

no nationality.

Chapter II: Acquisition of Chinese nation lity:

(2). A foreign national shall acquire Chinese nationality in

any one of the following events:

(A) on the person's becoming the wife of a Chinese

citizen.

(b) On the person's being recognized by his or her

father, the father being Chinese citizen.

(c) On the person's being recognised by his or her mother, the mother being a Chinese citizen and the

father being of 'nascertainable identity or not recognis-

ing his paternity.

(d) On the person's becoming the adopted child of a

Chinese citizen (added).

(s) On the person's being naturalised.(revised)

Chapter III:

(3) A person acquiring Chinese mtiowlity by reason of being

recognised

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