Flag of Hong Kong

Territory or dependency

Flag of Hong Kong uses red field with a stylised white bauhinia flower. Ratio 2:3, current adoption April 4, 1990 and design credited to Tao Ho.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Hong Kong
Entity Type	Territory or dependency
Official Name	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Identifier	HK / HKG
Region	Eastern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	April 4, 1990
First Documented Use	July 1, 1997
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White
Designer	Tao Ho
Construction	Red field with a stylised white bauhinia flower

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red		#DE2910	222, 41, 16	0, 82, 93, 13
White		#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	the field, matching the flag of China.
White	the bauhinia flower.
Bauhinia blakeana	The region’s emblematic flower, with five petals each carrying a red star.
Red and white together	The principle of “one country, two systems”.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Hong Kong

Red field with a stylised white bauhinia flower The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with plain field with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Hong Kong is Red (#DE2910) and White (#FFFFFF). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Bauhinia blakeana: The region’s emblematic flower, with five petals each carrying a red star; Red and white together: The principle of “one country, two systems”.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to July 1, 1997. The adoption field for the present record is April 4, 1990. The designer is recorded as Tao Ho.

Entity status

Hong Kong is classified here as territory or dependency. That label describes the entity represented by the flag and prevents a territory, state or constituent area from being presented as a sovereign country.

Additional flag context

The five petals of the bauhinia flower each carry a star, and the flower is shown in white on red rather than in its natural purple-pink.

The design was chosen in 1990 after a competition that attracted several thousand entries, none of which was used directly.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Red field with a stylised white bauhinia flower, a 2:3 proportion and the visible bauhinia blakeana. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Hong Kong — Specialist vexillological reference

Other plain field with a central emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of Hong Kong

Hong Kong is recorded as red field with a stylised white bauhinia flower.
The reference proportion for the flag of Hong Kong is 2:3.
The stored palette for Hong Kong contains Red and White.
The adoption field for this territory or dependency flag record is April 4, 1990.
The design record traces first use to July 1, 1997.
Tao Ho is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the plain field with a central emblem design family in this library.
Bauhinia blakeana: The region’s emblematic flower, with five petals each carrying a red star.
Red and white together: The principle of “one country, two systems”.
The five petals of the bauhinia flower each carry a star, and the flower is shown in white on red rather than in its natural purple-pink.
The design was chosen in 1990 after a competition that attracted several thousand entries, none of which was used directly.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Hong Kong

What does the flag of Hong Kong look like?

Red field with a stylised white bauhinia flower, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Hong Kong?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Hong Kong?

The reference palette lists Red #DE2910 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Hong Kong represent?

Bauhinia blakeana — The region’s emblematic flower, with five petals each carrying a red star. Red and white together — The principle of “one country, two systems”.

When was the present flag record for Hong Kong adopted?

The adoption field in this record is April 4, 1990.

Who designed the flag of Hong Kong?

The designer is recorded as Tao Ho.

Which design family does the flag of Hong Kong belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with plain field with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.