Flag Hong Kong 12 X 18 Premium Sewn The flag of Hong Kong features a white, stylized, five-petal Hong Kong orchid tree flower in the center of a red field. Its design was adopted on April 4, 1990 at the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress. The flag of Hong Kong was first officially hoisted on 1 July 1997, in the handover ceremony marking the transfer of sovereignty. The design of the flag comes with cultural, political, and regional meanings. The color itself is significant; red is a festive color for the Chinese people, used to convey a sense of celebration and nationalism. Moreover, the red color is identical to that used in the national People's Republic of China flag, chosen to signify the link re-established between post-colonial Hong Kong and China. Manufactured by Zeidel