Flag of Hong Kong
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The Flag of Hong Kong is a red field featuring a stylized white, five-petal Bauhinia flower, symbolizing the region’s identity and its connection to China under the “one country, two systems” framework.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag variant
ⓘ
regional flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1990-04-04 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | red ⓘ |
| category |
Flags introduced in 1997
ⓘ
Flags of country subdivisions ⓘ |
| colorOfFlower | white ⓘ |
| country | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | red field with a white, stylized, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana flower in the center ⓘ |
| designApprovedBy | National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designers | a team led by Tao Ho ⓘ |
| designSelectedBy | Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emblemRelationship | design concept related to Regional Emblem of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| firstOfficiallyHoisted | 1997-07-01 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regional Flag and Regional Emblem Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPetals | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | 5 ⓘ |
| officialName | Regional Flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | flower centered on the flag ⓘ |
| petalContains | red five-pointed star ⓘ |
| petalShape | stylized ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| protocol | must be flown below the national flag of China when displayed together ⓘ |
| replaced | Colonial flag of Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Flag of Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starShape | five-pointed star ⓘ |
| status | official regional flag ⓘ |
| symbol | Bauhinia blakeana flower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Hong Kong’s identity
ⓘ
connection to China ⓘ harmony ⓘ one country, two systems ⓘ prosperity ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hong Kong residents ⓘ public institutions in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| usedOn |
government buildings
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land ⓘ public holidays ⓘ |
| usedWith | Flag of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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