Blue Flag Of Hong Kong

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Blue flag of hong kong. The hong kong colonial flag. The blue flag is one of the world s most recognised voluntary eco labels awarded to beaches marinas and sustainable boating tourism operators. 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. Prior to hong kong s transfer of sovereignty the flag of hong kong was a colonial blue ensign flag.

The design was based on a local waterfront scene. The flag of hong kong between 1959 and 1997 was a blue ensign with the coat of arms of hong kong on a white disk. They also added that blue is widely recognized as representative of the localism and independence movement. Use of union flag 1843 1871 in 1843 a seal representing hong kong was instituted.

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. Blue ensign 1959 1997 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. In 1959 following a grant from the college of arms and with the consent of queen elizabeth ii it was adopted as the flag of british.

Hong kong indigenous a radical localist group uses blue as its symbolic color. In both china and hong kong desecration of the flag is a criminal offense and a protestor as young as 13 has been arrested in hong kong accused of setting the symbol alight. Three local merchants with. It displayed two junks a naval crown two lions and a dragon.

Badge detail image by clay moss 4 may 2009. But some argued that popularizing a blue and white flag would allow the protest movement to reclaim those colors from the pro establishment camp.