Hong Kong
Adopted1990
Design classPlant Emblem
RegionAsia
Red with a white bauhinia flower.
History and symbolism
A white five petal bauhinia, the flower of the city, bears a red star on each petal on a red field. Designed for the 1997 handover, it was chosen from thousands of public competition entries.
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