List of Hong Kong flags
This is a list of flags of Hong Kong.
Official flag
| 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 genus called Cercis. A statue of the plant has been erected in Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1997–present | Flag of Hong Kong (vertical) |
Vexillology Association flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2018–present | Flag of the Hong Kong Vexillology Association |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the China Sailors' Union (中華海員工業聯合總會), the main organizer of the Canton-Hong Kong strike. | ||
 | Flag of the Labour Party of Hong Kong | ||
 | Hong Kong independence flag | ||
 | Hong Kong provisional government and independence flag | ||
Hong Kong protest flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 2019 | Hong Kong flag variant, with black background | |
.svg.png.webp) | Hong Kong flag variant, with no stars to represent the PRC | ||
.svg.png.webp) | Variant with wilted petals | ||
.svg.png.webp) | More detailed variant of wilted petal version | ||
 | Free Hong Kong flag | ||
 | Lennon Wall flag | ||
 | Hong Kong protest banner | ||
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1990 | Flag of Hong Kong | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1959–1997 | Flag of the British Crown colony and later British Dependent Territory of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong (1959–1997). |
.svg.png.webp) | 1955–1959 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with local waterfront scene. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1941–1945 | Flag of Japan | Military occupation by the Empire of Japan. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1876–1941 1945–1955 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with local waterfront scene. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1871–1876 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with a crowned "HK". |
.svg.png.webp) | 1890–1898 | Flag of the Qing dynasty | The second variant (rectangular) of the Qing flag. New Territories was Qing territory before 1898. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1862–1890 | Flag of the Qing dynasty | The first variant (triangular) of the Qing flag. New Territories was Qing territory before 1898. The Qing Empire had no official flags between 1636 and 1862. |
 | 1843–1868 | Flag of United Kingdom | Union Jack flew during the initial possession of the colony in 1841 and seal found in the 1870 flag was used by the Government beginning in 1843. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1514–1521 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal | Portuguese navy occupied Tamão (present-day Tuen Mun, Lantau and Kwai Chung) in 1514. |
 | 1985–1999 | Flag of the Regional Council (Hong Kong) | A stylized Bauhinia blakeana leaf outline in white, in the form of a diagonally-tilted capital "R", on a green background, representing the green of the leaves. |
 | 1960s–1999 | Flag of the Urban Council (Hong Kong) | A stylized Bauhinia blakeana flower outline in white on a pink background, representing the colour of the flower. |
Governor of Hong Kong
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1910–1941 1945–1959 | Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1959–1997 | Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong | |
Proposed flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1988 | Proposal 1 (1988) | |
 | Proposal 2 | ||
 | Proposal 3 | ||
 | Proposal 4 | ||
 | Proposal 5 | ||
 | Proposal 6 | ||
 | Proposal 7 | ||
 | Proposal 8 | ||
 | Proposal 9 | ||
 | Proposal 10 | ||
 | Proposal 11 | ||
 | Proposal 12 | ||
 | Proposal 13 | ||
 | Proposal 14 | ||
 | Proposal 15 | ||
 | Proposal 16 | ||
Hong Kong shipping companies
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1883–1987 | Douglas Steamship Company | |
 | 1865–1958 | Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company |
See also
References
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