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Flag Date Use Description 1 July 1997–present: Flag of Hong Kong: A white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana on a red field with 1 star on each of the petals. [1] The Chinese name of Bauhinia × blakeana has also been frequently shortened as 紫荊/紫荆 (洋 yáng means "foreign" in Chinese, and this would be deemed inappropriate by the PRC government), although 紫荊/紫荆 refers to another ...
In Hong Kong, it is known as the Hong Kong flag (香港旗), British Hong Kong flag (英屬香港旗) or the Dragon and Lion flag (龍獅旗). [1] In 1959, following a grant from the College of Arms and with the consent of Queen Elizabeth II , it was adopted as the flag of British Hong Kong . [ 2 ]
Unofficial Red ensign for Hong Kong used prior to the Handover to the PRC in 1997. According to FOTW , this ensign was used on merchant ships for a short time in the late 1980's. This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape .
The flag of Hong Kong from 1871 to 1997 was a Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong on a white disk. In Hong Kong, it is known as the Hong Kong flag (香港旗), British Hong Kong flag (英屬香港旗) or the Dragon and Lion flag (龍獅旗). [29]
Hong Kong athletes and teams compete under the Hong Kong SAR flag instead of the British flag of Hong Kong, and gold medallists were honoured with the Chinese national anthem, instead of the British national anthem. [126] The Court of Final Appeal replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as the highest court of appeal. [127]
The wildlife photographer embarks on night safaris to seek out Hong Kong’s nocturnal animals.
Hong Kong had been a British colony since 1841, when it was occupied by British forces during the first Opium War. China’s Qing Dynasty signed it over to the British the following year in the ...
On Saturday, Hong Kong will mark 20 years since the end of British colonial rule, when the Asian financial hub was handed back to mainland China. From 1997 to 2017: Hong Kong's transition in ...