Chapter 43 flag of hong kong colony

flag of hong kong colony Hamilton's Flag, Arms, Seals and Arms of Hong Kong (CC Hamilton: Flag, Badges, Seals, and Arms of Hong Kong"), 1963 Hong Kong Government Printing Office publishing.Although it is a small book with dozens of pages, it contains the official system of Hong Kong and is rich in history. historical interest. The official seal used by Hong Kong since its opening as a port, as well as the symbol representing the colony of Hong Kong, in addition to the text In addition to the characters, the main image component used is a so-called "Aqun leading the way map".this one

Images, all public envelopes, letterheads, proclamations, flags, hat badges, armbands, etc. of the Hong Kong government The above has been in use since the opening of the port until 1959. Since 1959, it has been a newly designed symbol representing the official symbol of the Hong Kong colony. The coat of arms, which depicts a lion and a dragon standing opposite each other, holding a shield, with two Chinese-style ships painted on it. sailboat.On the top of the shield stands the "British Lion" wearing a crown.The place where the lion and the dragon face each other is a hill. There are water patterns below, which presumably symbolizes Hong Kong Island.This new coat of arms is said to be a Hong Kong government official

Designed in Japanese concentration camps during the fall of Hong Kong.In 1959, London announced the formal adoption of This new pattern is a pseudo-official symbol of the Hong Kong colony. waste.At that time, the husband of the Duke of Edinburgh came to Hong Kong and brought this new design, which was officially handed over to the Governor for inspiration. use.Now the emblems and logos on Hong Kong's official documents have generally changed to this new design. These official seals and symbols used by the Hong Kong colony over the years are described in Hamilton's "Hong Kong's

Flags, Arms, Seals, and Coats of Arms, with color plates.It has not been officially declared on Hong Kong Island When Cloth became a British colony, that is to say, before the first governor, Pottinger, was in office. Law ruled Hong Kong as the "British Commercial Supervisor in China".According to the first chapter of Hamilton's little book According to a plate, the official seal used at that time was oval, with a lion and a unicorn holding a crown shield in the middle The image of the sign, with Chinese characters on the top, is nine regular script characters of "British Consul General of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong", and the following is

English. According to Hamilton, this official seal was used from January 26, 1841 until January 1841. It was abolished on June 26, 1843.Documents bearing this official seal are extinct in Hong Kong, Hamil According to him, he found the source of the plate in the book from the archives of the London Colonial Department, which It was Sir Pottinger who affixed this official seal with an official document and sent it to the record. The date was October 1843. February 22nd. The earliest official seal in Hong Kong was stolen on May 19, 1843, and was stolen by thieves.according to Eitel said in his history of Hong Kong that Sir Pottinger tried his best, and finally in November of this year

Time is back. Official seal of the Hong Kong Colony bearing the emblem of Queen Victoria, issued in 1842 of.This is the first official official seal in Hong Kong, and the image used on it is the so-called Aqun leading the way map. Later, after George V and George VI, although the official seal of the new king's emblem was issued as usual, the picture of Ah Group road maps continue to be used. In 1956, Queen Elizabeth II awarded the Hong Kong Colonial Official Printed, the main image is still the same.Until 1959, London officially announced the abolition of the Hong Kong The map of Aqun leading the way in the colony logo, and a newly designed image of a lion and a dragon holding a shield was issued separately

Therefore, the official seal awarded to Hong Kong by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956 had to be Abolished, a new one was issued in 1962, on which a new coat of arms with a lion and a dragon holding a shield was used, Replaced the old Aqun leading the way map. The reason why Aqun leads the way map has been used for more than a hundred years and was suddenly abolished is because of the original design People, because they don't understand Hong Kong's geographical environment, the background of the picture is Hong Kong's Chiqi Mountain, and the close-up is painted on the shore Chinese merchants and British merchants shaking hands, separated by the sea.In this way, the location of the trade

It's Kowloon, not Hong Kong Island.This was completely inconsistent with the actual situation at that time, because Kowloon was still It was the territory of the Qing Empire.This mistake has already been pointed out, but neither London nor Hong Kong wants to The change has been used for more than a hundred years.