Where are the applicant's parents from?

• A. Macau Peninsula and Mainland China
• B. Taiwan
• C. Singapore
• D. Hong Kong

Answer: (A)

Focusing on precise origins when asked about where the parents are from helps paint a complete personal background. Macau Peninsula is a distinct region within Macau, and Macau itself is a Special Administrative Region of China. Mainland China refers to the continental part of the country. If the applicant’s parents come from these two places, naming both gives an accurate picture of their heritage, rather than choosing a single location.

The other options only indicate one place and would be incomplete if the two origins are from Macau Peninsula and Mainland China. Hong Kong is also a Special Administrative Region, not the Mainland, and Taiwan or Singapore are separate regions entirely, which wouldn’t capture both parental origins.