Flag of Hong Kong
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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. Its original design was unveiled on 4 April 1990 at the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.[1][2] The current design was approved on 10 August 1996 at the Fourth Plenum of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.[3] The precise use of the flag is regulated by laws passed by the 58th executive meeting of the State Council held in Beijing.[4] The design of the flag is enshrined in Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document,[5] and regulations regarding the use, prohibition of use, desecration, and manufacture of the flag are stated in the Regional Flag and Regional Emblem Ordinance.[6] The flag of Hong Kong was officially adopted and hoisted on 1 July 1997, during the handover ceremony marking the handover from the United Kingdom back to China.[7]
Use | Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | Approved on 4 April 1990 by the National People's Congress; first flown on 1 July 1997; 26 years ago (1997-07-01) |
Design | A stylised, white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana flower in the centre of a red field |
Designed by | Tao Ho |
Regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區區旗 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国香港特别行政区区旗 | ||||||||||||
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