Flag Of Hong Kong Protests

Beijing s diplomatic mission in london has urged the british authorities to deliver swift justice against a group of radical protesters who burned the chinese flag chanted for hong kong.

Flag of hong kong protests. The flag of hong kong officially the regional flag of the hong kong special administrative region of the people s republic of china depicts a white stylised five petal hong kong orchid tree bauhinia blakeana flower in the centre of a chinese red field. Flags attend a rally in hong kong nov. 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. A demonstrator holds a u s.

The american flag has become a symbol of resistance against china in the ongoing protests in hong kong prominently waved throughout the city this past weekend as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the peaceful crowds. Hong kong is experiencing waves of protests against the chinese government. Laurel chor photographer and journalist shared a few photographs and videos of the latest protests in a tweet thread. At any given demonstration one might see the black bauhinia flag the hong kong independence flag the liberate hong kong revolution of our time flag the city s colonial era flag the flags of other countries usually the us and the uk or a combination of the above.

Its design was adopted on 4 april 1990 at the third session of the seventh national people s congress. 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. Its circular arrangement of white flower petals set prominently against a bright red background is supposed to embody the rights and. The chinese military garrison in hong kong offered a rare public reaction in the face of taunts from protesters sunday as violence escalated across the city over the weekend.

Leah millis reuters demonstrators holding u s. Hong kong s flag was designed to be a symbol of unity.