evidence: b. The People’s Republic of China exercises sovereignty over Hong Kong and Macau, but Hong Kong and Macau are able to exercise a high degree of autonomy and enjoy executive, legislative and independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication. CHINA and the city of birth option are not available. If an applicant born in Hong Kong or Macau presents a passport listing either CHINA or the city of birth, you must: [...] d. Effective December 20, 1999, Macau became a SAR of the People's Republic of China. The place of birth for Macau, regardless of the date the birth occurred, must be MACAU SAR.