This is a list of flags of Hong Kong.
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1514–1521 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal | Portuguese navy occupied Tamão (present-day Tuen Mun, Lantau and Kwai Chung) in 1514. |
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. |
1862–1890 | Flag of the Qing dynasty | The first variant (triangular) of the Qing flag. New Territories was still Qing land before 1898. Qing Empire had no official flags from 1644-1862. |
1871–1876 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with a crowned "HK". |
1876–1941 1945–1955 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with local waterfront scene. |
1890–1898 | Flag of the Qing dynasty | The second variant (rectangular) of the Qing flag. New Territories was still Qing land before 1898. |
1941–1945 | Flag of Japan | Military occupation by the Empire of Japan. |
1955–1959 | Flag of the British Crown colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with local waterfront scene. |
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). |
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. |
1910–1941 1945–1959 | Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong |
1959–1997 | Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong |
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1. ^Hong Kong Basic Law
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