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The Nationality Law of the PRC also applies in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). However, it is amplified in Hong Kong by "the explanations", which are an interpretation of the Law by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC). According to the explanations, some provisions of the Nationality Law may not apply, or may apply differently, to Hong Kong.
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"When people have a foreign nationality or right of abode elsewhere … they are [still] regarded as Chinese nationals in Hong Kong," she told reporters.
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