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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). [25] 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 . [ 26 ]
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 ...
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 ]
The arms had been in use in Colonial Hong Kong since it was granted on 21 January 1959 and later adopted on the colonial flag in July of that year. The use of the arms by the Hong Kong Government ended in 1997, when it was replaced by the regional emblem.
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Flag of Hong Kong under British rule Flag of Hong Kong under current Chinese rule. Hong Kong portal; History of Hong Kong (1800s–1930s) British nationality law and Hong Kong; Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1801–1854) Secretary of State for the Colonies (1768–1782 and 1854–1966) Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs ...
Hong Kong remained a part of the UK and overseas colonies from 1949 until it transitioned its colony to a British dependent territory in 1983. The economy was the main concern after the Chinese Civil War. Hong Kong welcomed business from both the PRC and Taiwan. Investments from Taiwan were particularly lucrative, and Taiwanese interests were ...
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]