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The Black Bauhinia flag (Chinese: 黑洋紫荊旗; Jyutping: hak1 joeng4 zi2 ging1 kei4; Cantonese Yale: hāk yèuhng jí gīng kèih) is a variant of the flag of Hong Kong with a black background and (in most versions) a modified bauhinia flower.
Flag Duration Use Description 1 July 1997 – present: Flag of Hong Kong [2]: A white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana on a red field with 1 star on each of the petals. 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 ...
Using such symbols is illegal in Mainland China and Hong Kong. The relevant laws in Hong Kong are Articles 21, 23, 27 and 29 of the Hong Kong National Security Law and sections 9 and 10(1) of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200) .
The Regional Flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China depicts a white stylised five-petal Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia × blakeana) flower in the centre of a Chinese red field.
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Flag of Hong Kong * List of Hong Kong flags; B. Black Bauhinia flag; H. Flag of Hong Kong (1871–1997) This page was last edited on 2 December 2024, at 19:09 (UTC ...
Bauhinia × blakeana is the floral emblem of Hong Kong—a stylized orchid tree flower appears on the flag of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Airlines (formerly CR Airways) uses 'Bauhinia' as its radio callsign in air traffic communication.
The swaying bauhinia design at the centre of the inner ring of the emblem is white in colour. It is formed by five petals, each with a red five-pointed star and a red style. The petals are evenly arranged around the central point of the emblem in a clockwise direction. The centre of the bauhinia lies on the central point of the emblem.