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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 ]
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; Use: Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: Approved on 4 April 1990 by the National People's Congress; first flown on 1 July 1997; 27 years ago ()
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]
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 1997 handover agreement had promised Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of autonomy and remain unchanged for 50 years, a promise that pro-democracy activists say has been broken as Beijing ...
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 ...
English: Flag of the British Governor of Hong Kong. The Governor used this flag from 1959 until the Handover to the PRC in 1997. This image is based on User:Greentubing's pre-1999 Governor flag template; the badge is from User:Zscout370's HK blue ensign.
English: Former flag of Hong Kong, used between 1959 and 1997. Aspect ratio modified for projects that require an aspect ratio of 5:3. Español: Bandera de Hong Kong ...