The flag of Hong Kong from 1959 to 1997 was a Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong on a white disk. In Hong Kong, it is known as the Hong Kong flag, British Hong Kong flag or the Dragon and
Protestors in 2012 using the colonial flags
British Hong Kong
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Hong Kong was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1982, and a dependent territory from 1 January 1983 to 30 June 1997. However, from 1941 to 1945, it was under a period of Japanese occup
Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997)
…and Lion flag (龍獅旗). In 1959, following a grant from the College of Arms and with the consent of Queen Elizabeth II, it was adopted as the flag of British Hong Kong. While the flag lost its official status following the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997, it resurfaced in the 2010s as a symbol…
Possibly the earliest painting of Hong Kong Island, showing the waterfront settlement which became Victoria City
Spring Garden Lane, 1846
View of Hong Kong, 1855
New York Tribune front page, giving details on 1906 Hong Kong typhoon