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RHKP Emblem
A representation of the Royal Hong Kong Police Flag.
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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
Flag Badge of Hong Kong
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
Hong Kong 1862-1919: Years of
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
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
Colonial Flag
Great research annelisec, thank you. Regards, Peter