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'''HONG KONG (香港)''' | '''HONG KONG (香港)''' | ||
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[[File:hk-nat.jpg|center]] | [[File:hk-nat.jpg|center]] | ||
'''Origin/Meaning:''' | '''Origin/Meaning:'''<br> | ||
Hong Kong does not have a true heraldic arms, but uses the above symbol. | Hong Kong does not have a true heraldic arms, but uses the above symbol. | ||
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[[File:hongkong2.jpg|center]] | [[File:hongkong2.jpg|center]] | ||
The arms were | The arms were based on the colonial badge used since 1843. The badge depicted three Chinese merchant ships and a pile of cargo on a wharf on the left in the foreground. In the background there was a square-rigged ship and a Chinese junk in the harbour backed by conical hills. Above all this arms of the [[United Kingdom]] were shown. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:hk-badge.jpg|center]] <br/>The badge of Hong Kong | |align="center"|[[File:hk-badge.jpg|center]] <br/>The badge of Hong Kong | ||
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[[Category:China]] | [[Category:China]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1959]] | [[Category:Granted 1959]] | ||
[[Category:British Colonies and Territories]] | |||