The background color of the Hong Kong national flag is red, which is the same as that of the people's flag of China, symbolizing that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the people of China. At the same time, China culture takes red as a festive color, so red also has the meaning of celebrating the return of Hong Kong.
Each of the five petals of Bauhinia contains a star, which corresponds to the five stars on the national flag of China, symbolizing the inseparable relationship between China and Hongkong. The five stars on the petals represent that Hong Kong people love the people of China and China. The regional flag is only red and white, symbolizing the implementation of one country, two systems in Hong Kong.
1965, bauhinia was the representative flower in Hong Kong, and bauhinia was the symbol of the newly established British Hong Kong Council.
After a century and a half of British rule, Hongkong returned to People's Republic of China (PRC) on July 1997. People's Republic of China (PRC) and China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region continue to use bauhinia as the design patterns of regional emblems, regional flags and coins.
In order to design the logo of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, an announcement was published in the newspaper 1987 to solicit the regional flag and emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and 7 147 designs were collected from Hong Kong, Taiwan Province Province and the Mainland respectively.
1 990 on February 6, 2006/kloc-0, the ninth plenary session of the drafting Committee for the basic law of the hong kong special administrative region selected the regional flag and emblem of the hong kong special administrative region with 34 votes against 15 (1member asked for leave) and more than two-thirds majority.
The best pattern of the selected regional flag and emblem must be reported to the National People's Congress for approval and promulgation.
1August 1996 10, in order to maintain dignity and correctly use the regional flag and emblem of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region, the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the National People's Congress adopted the Interim Measures for the Use of the Regional Flag and Emblem of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region in accordance with Article 10 of the Basic Law of the People's Republic of China.
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Provisions on the use of regional flags and regional emblems in special zones
In order to safeguard the dignity and correct use of the regional flag and emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Fourth Plenary Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the National People's Congress formulated the Interim Measures for the Use of the Regional Flag and Emblem of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Provisions: "The regional flag and emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are the symbols and symbols of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Every Hong Kong resident and organization should respect and care for the regional flag and emblem. In the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, when the national flag and regional flag, national emblem and regional emblem are hoisted at the same time, the national flag or national emblem should be placed in a more prominent position.
When the national flag and the regional flag are hoisted, the national flag shall be in front of the regional flag. When the national flag and the regional flag are hoisted side by side, the national flag is on the right and the regional flag is on the left. Damaged, defaced, faded or substandard regional flags and regional emblems shall not be hoisted. The regional flag, regional emblem and their designs shall not be used as trademarks or advertisements. "
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