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Today’s Quiz

Today’s Quiz

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A representation of the Royal Hong Kong Police Flag.

Earlier 

According to the Wikipedia, white diagonal on red cross: [1707-1801] The Blue Ensign with the first version of the Union Jack.  My guess is that the British East India Company used it for promote trade with China.  Regards,  Peter

A much maligned design, originally dates to 1842, athough I am not sure which version the above is meant to be

More can be found in the book Flag Badges, Seals and Arms of Hong Kong published in 1963 by Geoffrey Cadzow Hamilton, CBE (韓美洵)(1917-1988), a Deputy Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong in the 1960s

My mistake. Why on earth did they put a hoodie on the Chinese fellow?

 

Here is the correct image described in

 

1869 The Colony’s “Authentic” Flag

1869 flag
1869 flag, by annelisec

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=2CQI31592qIC&lpg=PP1&dq=inauthor%3A%22G.R.%20Sayer%22&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q=Flag&f=false

Hong Kong 1862-1919: Years of Discretion

By G.R. Sayer, D.M.E. Evans

Great research annelisec, thank you.   Regards,  Peter