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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 ]
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 ...
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]
The flag of British Hong Kong from 1959 to 1997 Peking Road in Tsim Sha Tsui in 1971. Its population rebounded quickly after the war, as skilled Chinese migrants fled from the Chinese Civil War and more refugees crossed the border when the Chinese Communist Party took control of mainland China in 1949. [61]
The wildlife photographer embarks on night safaris to seek out Hong Kong’s nocturnal animals.
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 of Hong Kong (1959-1997) Items portrayed in this file depicts. flag. British Hong Kong. media type. image/svg+xml. File history. Click on a date/time to view the ...