The Hong Kong Flag Symbolizes the "One Country Two systems" Political Principle

The flower is actually Bauhinia blakeana. There are many of these flowers in Hong Kong, especially in the Government House, the former official residence of the Hong Kong Governor.

When I was a kid, the former Governor House was open to the public annually around April for appreciating these flowers. They come in many different colors. My parents took us there one year.

Like many other countries, the HK flag is flown daily from most major government buildings, such as the Legislative Council Building, the Former Supreme Court Building

The HK flag must be flown together with the PRC national flag. And it must be flown lower than the national flag and it must be smaller in size. It represents that Hong Kong is under the Chinese rule, not the British colonial rule anymore.

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