Flag of Macau

Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Lotus Flag
Use	Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	Approved on 31 March 1993 by National People's Congress, first used on 20 December 1999;25 years ago (1999-12-20)
Design	Emerald 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.
Designed by	Zhang Lei & Xiao Hong

Regional flag of the Macao Special Administrative Region
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	澳門特別行政區區旗
Simplified Chinese	澳门特别行政区区旗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Qūqí Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Oumún Dahkbiht Hàhngjing Kēui Kēuikèih Jyutping Ou3mun2 Dak6bit6 Hang4zing3 Keoi1 Keoi1kei4

Colors scheme	Green	White	Yellow
CMYK	95-0-17-54	0-0-0-0	0-13-88-0
HEX	#067662	#FFFFFF	#FFDF1E
RGB	6-118-98	255-255-255	255-223-30

Portuguese rule

Prior to the handover to China in 1999, Macau officially used only the Portuguese flag, in contrast to British Hong Kong which 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]

The Government of Macau adopted a flag with the colony's coat of arms on a light blue field. ^[4] Meanwhile, the Municipal Council of Macau had a flag 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.

Historical flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1557–1578	Flag of Portugal (1521–1578) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.	The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag.
	1578–1640	Flag of Portugal (1495–1578) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
	1640–1667	Flag of Portugal (1640–1667) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
	1667–1707	Flag of Portugal (1667–1707) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
	1707–1816	Flag of Portugal (1707–1750) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
	1816–1830	Flag of Portugal (1816–1830) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
	1830–1910	Flag of Portugal (1830–1910) used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
	1911–1999	Flag of Portugal since 1911 used in colonial-era Portuguese Macau.
	1975–1999	Flag of the Municipality of Macau, one of two local municipal governments.	A light blue field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Macau. This was the flag used at sport events and at the 1999 handover ceremony.
	1975–1999	Flag of the Municipality of Macau, one of two local municipal governments.	White Variant.
	1975–1999	Flag of the Municipality of Ilhas, one of two local municipal governments.	An orange field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Ilhas.
	1975–1999	Flag of Portuguese colonial Government of Macau.	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.
	Unofficial	Variant flag of Portuguese colonial Government of Macau.	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 Federation event and it was used in man. Although never used officially, this flag was used in another sporting events to represent the colony.

Gallery

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  Flag of the Portuguese Governor of Macau
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  Proposed flag for Portuguese Macau (1932)
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  Proposed flag for Portuguese Macau (1965)
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  Construction sheet

See also

• Emblem of Macau
• List of Chinese flags
• Flag of Hong Kong
• Flag of the People's Republic of China
• National anthem of the People's Republic of China

Notes

1. Chinese :中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區區旗; Portuguese: Bandeira regional da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau

References

1. Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People' s Republic of China(by Printing Bureau) Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. 1993 Proposals for the Macau Flag
3. Macao – 1967 Colonial Flag Proposal Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
4. Casa de Macau Vancouver – Handover Archives

External links

• Macau Handover Ceremony 1999
• Lei n.º 6/1999 Utilização e Protecção da Bandeira e do Emblema Regionais
• Regulamento Administrativo n.º 5/2019 Disposições concretas relativas à utilização das Bandeiras e Emblemas Nacionais e Regionais e à execução instrumental e vocal do Hino Nacional
• Macau at Flags of the World
• Direcção dos Serviços de Assuntos de Justiça - Symbols of our Country & of the MSAR