List of Hong Kong flags
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This is a list of flags used in 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) | 1997–present | Flag of Hong Kong (vertical) |
Police flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–present | Flag of the Hong Kong Police Force | Police emblem on navy blue background. | |
 | 1967–1997 | Flag of the Royal Hong Kong Police | |
| Ensign of the Royal Hong Kong Police | Blue ensign with the old police emblem. |
Corrections Service Department flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–present | Flag of the Hong Kong Correctional Services | The badge is centrally positioned on a Blue and Yellow vertical straps, whose overall proportions are 2:3 whilst the badge height is 3/4 the height and width of the flag. | |
| Link to file | 1982–1997 |
Customs and Excise Department flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–present | Flag of the Customs and Excise Department | Badge on a green background | |
| Link to file | ?-1997 |
Fire Services Department flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–present | Flag of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department | Badge on a red background | |
| Link to file | 1988–1997 |
Immigration Department flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–present | Flag of the Immigration Department | Badge on a navy blue background | |
| Link to file | 1988–1997 |
Medical Service flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–present | Flag of the Auxiliary Medical Service | Badge on a navy blue background | |
| Link to file | 1950–1997 |
Civil Aid Service flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–present | Flag of the Civil Aid Service | Badge on a navy blue background | |
| 1997–2003 | |||
| Link to file | 1952–1997 |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | 2020–present | The "Milk Tea Alliance" flag created by netizens. | The colours represent (from left) Thai milk tea, Hong Kong milk tea and Taiwanese milk tea.[2] |
 | 2019–present | Hong Kong provisional government and independence flag | Blue represents freedom and white represents peace. |
former | |||
 | 2015–2020 | Flag of the Hong Kong National Front | |
 | 1920s | 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. | [3][4] |
Hong Kong protest flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 2019 | Hong Kong flag variant, with black background | |
.svg) | Hong Kong flag variant, with no stars to represent the PRC | ||
.svg) | Variant with wilted petals | ||
.svg) | More detailed variant of wilted petal version | ||
 | Free Hong Kong flag | ||
 | Lennon Wall flag | ||
 | Hong Kong protest banner, "Chinazi" | ||
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1990 | Flag of Hong Kong | Original design of the regional flag of Hong Kong approved in 1990 by the National People Congress along with the Basic Law, never used officially. |
 | 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). |
 | 1955–1959 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with local waterfront scene. |
.svg) | 1941–1945 | Flag of Japan | Military occupation by the Empire of Japan. |
.svg) | 1876–1941 1945–1955 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with local waterfront scene. |
.svg) | 1871–1876 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with a crowned "HK". |
.svg) | 1890–1898 | Flag of the Qing dynasty | The second variant (rectangular) of the Qing flag. New Territories was Qing territory before 1898. |
.svg) | 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. |
.svg) | 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) | 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. |
Royal and Imperial Standards in Hong Kong
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1960–1997 | Personal Flag of Elizabeth II, used by the Queen in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth | A crowned letter 'E' in gold, surrounded by a garland of gold roses on a blue background. |
 | 1941–1945 | Imperial standard of the emperor of Japan | A gold 16 petal chrysanthemum centered on a red background |
 | 1841–1941 1945–1997 | The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom | A banner of the King's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. |
 | 1862–1898 | Standard of the Qing Emperor | Azure Dragon on a plain right triangle yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner. |
Governor of Hong Kong
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1910–1941 1945–1955 | Flag of the governor of Hong Kong | |
.svg) |
1955–1959 | Flag of the governor of Hong Kong | |
.svg) | 1959–1997 | Flag of the governor of Hong Kong | |
Royal Hong Kong Regiment
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–1995 | King's Colour of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC). Used as stand in for the Hong Kong Defence Force | |
 | ?–1995 | Regimental Colour of the HKVDC. Used as stand in for the Hong Kong Defence Force | |
 | ?–1995 | Camp flag of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) | |
 | 1951–1995 | Regimental Guidon of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) | |
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 | |
 | 1873–1974 | Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd. |