Hong Kong’s flag has only been officially in use since 1997. It was adopted as the British handed the territory back to China, at which time a corresponding flower emblem also replaced Queen ...

Counter-protesters wave Chinese flags in the Place Saint Michel, central Paris, as they oppose the demonstrators gathering to support pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, on Aug. 17, 2019.

The Chinese military has had a presence in Hong Kong since the city was handed over from British to Chinese control in 1997. It is estimated that the PLA garrison houses around 6,000 soldiers.

A Hong Kong court sentenced a man on Friday to 18 days in jail for “insulting” the national flag and regional flag, according to Hong Kong Free Press. The man, Yung Ching-man, was charged with one ...

Mayor Ed Lee raises the Chinese flag from his balcony at San Francisco City Hall on Oct. 1, ... The ceremony came as thousands protested in Hong Kong over China's efforts to curtail democracy there.

Protesters hurled a Chinese national flag into Victoria Harbor Saturday as a part of ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, where the government is bracing for an anticipated general ...

Hong Kong legislators have outlawed insulting the Chinese flag, including on the Internet, as the Asian financial hub continues a broad crackdown on and dissent.

Hong Kong’s incoming and outgoing leaders attended a flag-raising ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the return to Chinese rule for the city pulled in recent years under much tighter ...

Hong Kong's education department has ordered elementary and middle schools across the city to display the Chinese national flag and sing the Chinese national anthem during special occasions.

HONG KONG — Protesters and authorities clashed in Hong Kong again on Saturday, as demonstrators removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into the city’s iconic Victoria ...