Birthactive
Chinese nationality at birth
Citizenship at birth in Hong Kong follows Chinese nationality rules.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Chinese nationality by descent
Hong Kong confers Chinese nationality; it passes by descent to the child of a qualifying parent.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization under the parent sovereign
Chinese nationality can be acquired by naturalization under the parent sovereign’s law; local residence in Hong Kong is a separate status.