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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 ...
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). [25]
English: Former flag of Hong Kong, used between 1959 and 1997. Aspect ratio modified for projects that require an aspect ratio of 3:2. Español: Bandera de Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong independence is the notion of Hong Kong as a sovereign state, independent from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Hong Kong is a special administrative region (SAR) of China and is thus granted a high degree of de jure autonomy, as stipulated by Article 2 of the Hong Kong Basic Law ratified under the Sino-British Joint Declaration. [2]
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 ...
The Regional Emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China came into use on 1 July 1997, after the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China. It features the same design elements as the regional flag of Hong Kong in a circular setting.
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