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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 ...
Date: Approved on 10 August 1996, used since 1 July 1997: Source: Own work by Mike Rohsopht based on File:GB16689-2004.pdf and Regional Flag and Regional Emblem Ordinance: Author ...
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Hong Kong customs and police consider the flag to be a violation of the Regional Flag Act and a potential trademark violation. Some lawyers, including the barrister Albert Luk, argue that the flag does not meet the specifications of the Regional Flag Act and contravenes the People's Republic of China Flag Law. However, Luk was also of the ...
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).
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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 ...
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 ]