The census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the latter on 20 December 1999.
The census figure refers to بر الصين الرئيسي, excluding its مناطق جمهورية الصين الشعبية الإدارية الخاصة of هونغ كونغ and ماكاو, the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 1 يوليو997 and the latter on 20 ديسمبر 1999.