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   Does Hong Kong have a coat of arms?

   • A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms. 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 also nicknamed 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 ).

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   Did Hong Kong have a flag?

   • During that period, the Union Jack was the state flag, and various colonial flags were flown that featured the British Blue Ensign defaced with a succession of Hong Kong badges. The last of these flags included the coat of arms granted to the colony on December 27, 1959. It displayed two junks, a naval crown, two lions, and a dragon.

   Flag of Hong Kong | Bauhinia Flower, Meaning & Colors

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   What is the new flag of Hong Kong?

   • Following a public competition, a red flag with a bauhinia was chosen as the new flag of Hong Kong. This new flag gained formal legal status replacing the blue ensign at the handover on 1 July 1997.

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   Why did a British Red Ensign fly above a Hong Kong flag?

   • Until mid-1980s such vessels flew British Red Ensign, but for a short period in the late 1980s a Red Ensign defaced with the Hong Kong coat-of-arms was used. Perhaps because so few people recognized the design, it was dropped in favour of a 'double flag' solution: a British Red Ensign flown above a blue Hong Kong Flag.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Flag_of_Hong_Kong_(1871Flag of Hong Kong (1871–1997) - Wikipedia

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   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 also nicknamed 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).

   • Adopted: 29 July 1959 (earlier versions in 1871, 1876 and 1955)
   • Relinquished: 30 June 1997

   • Proportion: 1:2

4. www.britannica.com › topic › flag-of-Hong-KongFlag of Hong Kong | Bauhinia Flower, Meaning & Colors

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   Whitney Smith. Chinese provincial flag consisting of a red field (background) bearing, at its centre, a stylized five-petaled white flower with a five-pointed red star in each petal. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3.Britain acquired Hong Kong Island from China in 1841 and, in 1860 and 1898, added the.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_Hong_KongBritish Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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   Hong Kong was a British colony and later a British Dependent Territory from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island in 1841, during the First Opium War between the British and the Qing dynasty.

   • GDP (nominal): 1996 estimate

   • Legislature: Legislative Council

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Flag_of_Hong_KongFlag of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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   The regional flag carries a design of five bauhinia petals, each with a star in the middle, on a red background. The red flag represents the motherland and the bauhinia represents Hong Kong. The design implies that Hong Kong is an inalienable part of China and prospers in the embrace of the motherland.

   • Proportion: 2:3
   • Designed by: Tao Ho

   • Design: A stylised, white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana flower in the centre of a red field

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   Mar 22, 2024 · 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 also nicknamed 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). In 1959, following a grant from the College of Arms and with the consent of Queen ...

9. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-china-40426827Hong Kong's handover: How the UK returned it to China - BBC

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   Britain's last governor of Hong Kong receives the Union Jack flag after it is lowered for the last time. Hong Kong developed rapidly under UK rule, becoming one of the world's major...

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    Jul 31, 2020 · The Hong Kong colonial flag. Blue Ensign, 1959-1997 image by Clay Moss, 4 May 2009. Badge detail image by Clay Moss, 4 May 2009. According to "Flag Badges, Seals and Arms of Hong Kong", Hong Kong Government Press 1963, the flag above was adopted was on 27th July 1959 was used to 1997 Mike Chastain, 07 January 2000.