Regional flag
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
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Lotus Flag
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Use
| Civil
and
state flag
,
civil
and
state ensign
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Proportion
| 2:3
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Adopted
| Approved on 31 March 1993 by
National People's Congress
, first used on 20 December 1999
; 24 years ago
(
1999-12-20
)
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Design
| Peacock green field with a
lotus
flower above the stylised
Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge
and water in white, beneath an arc of five golden five-pointed stars, where the large star is in the center flanked by four smaller stars, two on each side of the large star.
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Designed by
| Zhang Lei & Xiao Hong
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The
Regional Flag of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
[a]
is light green with a
lotus
flower above the stylised
Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge
and water in white, beneath a circular arc of five golden five-pointed stars: one large star in the center of the arc with two smaller stars on each side of the large star, each with a point angled directly outward from the center of the common circle on which they lie.
The lotus was chosen as the floral emblem of
Macau
. The Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge is a bridge linking the
Macau Peninsula
and the island of
Taipa
. The bridge is one of the most recognisable landmarks for the territory. The water beneath the lotus and the bridge symbolise Macau's position as a port and its role played in the territory. The five five-pointed stars echo the design of the
flag of the People's Republic of China
, symbolising the relationship Macau has with its sovereign state.
According to the
Basic Law
of Macau, the Macau Regional Flag is a green flag with five stars, lotus flower, bridge and sea water. This law also adopted "Apart from displaying the
Flag of the People's Republic of China
, the Macao Special Administrative Region may also use a regional flag".
[1]
1993 proposals
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In 1993, several proposed designs were put forward.
[2]
- Similar to the current flag of
Macau
, but the lotus is stylised differently and is found in a disc, with the stars inside the flower
- A
tricolour
of red-white-red; the middle band has a depiction of St. Paul's Cathedral in Macau
- A
triband
with a stylised "
M
" standing for Macau; a large star above four smaller stars representative of
China
- A vertical
bicolour
of green and red, resembling the
Flag of Portugal
, with a stylised lotus flower in the lower fly
- A red and blue stylised "
M
" with a large five-pointed star, with a red lotus blossom within the centre of the star, on the upper fly of a white flag with two blue horizontal bands
- Similar to the current flag of Macau, but the flag colour is red, and the emblem excludes the bridge and water underneath the lotus on the current flag
- A stylised lotus flower with an arch of yellow stars on a red flag
- A stylised lotus flower with an arch of yellow stars above the flower on a red flag
- A depiction of the
Guia Fortress
Lighthouse, the oldest in Asia, under a golden star; a white halo ring forms around the lighthouse, and two light cones divide the upper fly (red in colour) and lower fly (blue in colour)
- A vertical bicolour of green and red, resembling the
Flag of Portugal
, with a white gull in the upper fly and a white depiction of the
Gov. Nobre de Carvalho Bridge
in the lower fly
- A stylised lotus flower on a red flag with an arch of yellow stars above the flower
- A red triangle with base on
hoist
and apex on the fly edge, filled with the stars from the
flag of China
- A stylised lotus flower, with a red-outlined star within the top petal
- Another depiction of the
Gov. Nobre de Carvalho Bridge
in the lower fly on a red flag, with the five yellow stars running parallel to the outline of the bridge
Color scheme
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Colors scheme
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Green
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White
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Yellow
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CMYK
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95-0-17-54
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0-0-0-0
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0-13-88-0
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HEX
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#067662
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#FFFFFF
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#FFDF1E
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RGB
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6-118-98
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255-255-255
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255-223-30
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Portuguese rule
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Prior to the handover of Macau to the People's Republic of China by the
Portuguese Republic
in 1999, Macau officially used only the
Portuguese flag
, in contrast to
Hong Kong
, which, under
British rule
, used a defaced
Blue Ensign
as
its flag
, alongside the
Union Jack
. In 1967, there were proposals to give each
overseas province
its own flag, consisting of the Portuguese flag with the local coat of arms, but none was ever adopted.
[3]
There was a flag for the
Government of Macau
, with the colony's
coat of arms
on a light blue field.
[4]
There was a flag for the Portuguese-ruled
Municipal Council of Macau
, with a Portuguese-style coat of arms and two angels as heraldic supporters, which was used at the 1999 handover ceremony as well as the
1990
,
1994
and
1998 Asian Games
.
Macau historical flags
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Flag
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Duration
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Use
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Description
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1557?1578
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Flag of
Portugal
(1521?1578) used in
colonial-era
Portuguese Macau
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The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag.
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1578?1640
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Flag of Portugal (1495?1578) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
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1640?1667
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Flag of Portugal (1640?1667) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
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1667?1707
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Flag of Portugal (1667?1707) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
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1707?1816
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Flag of Portugal (1707?1750) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
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1816?1830
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Flag of Portugal (1816?1830) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
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1830?1910
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Flag of Portugal (1830?1910) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
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1911?1999
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Flag of Portugal since 1911 used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
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1975?1999
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Flag of the
Municipality of Macau
, one of two local municipal governments.
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A light blue field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Macau. This was the flag used at sporting events and at the 1999 handover to China.
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1975?1999
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Flag of the
Municipality of Macau
, one of two local municipal governments.
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White Variant.
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1975?1999
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Flag of the
Municipality of Ilhas
, one of two local municipal governments.
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An orange field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Ilhas.
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1975?1999
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Flag of Portuguese colonial
Government of Macau
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A light blue field charged with the official coat of arms of the Portuguese colony of Macau. During the Portuguese administration this flag also represented the territory of Macau in the international forums, although it was not the official flag of the Portuguese colony.
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Unofficial
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Variant flag of Portuguese colonial
Government of Macau
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Unofficial variant without a
mural crown
representing the
Kingdom of the Algarve
castles in the coat of arms and replacing "Government of Macau" with simply "Macau". This flag was found at the University of Macau in a photo of International University sports meeting and it was used in the parade. Although this flag was never used officially, some sports media used it instead of the
Portuguese flag
to represent the colony.
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Gallery
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See also
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Notes
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Chinese
:
中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區區旗
;
Portuguese
:
Bandeira regional da Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau
References
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External links
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