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Colonial Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong colonial flag

Blue Ensign, 1959-1997
[Colonial blue ensign of Hong Kong] image by Blas Delgado Ortiz

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
Mike Chastain, 07 January 2000

History of the Hong Kong colonial badge and flags

1843. Seal of Colony instituted. Local scene is of the water-front where three local merchants and a pile of merchandise are left fore-ground, and a square-rigged ship and a junk occupy the middle-ground. The back-ground has small conical hills with a larger one to the left above the merchants.

1868 Flag produced with badge based on "local scene" of Seal, but not liked by Governor.

1870 "White crown o