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REGIONAL FLAG AND REGIONAL EMBLEM ORDINANCE - SCHEDULE 3
ARRANGEMENTS ON THE DISPLAY AND USE OF THE REGIONAL FLAG AND REGIONAL EMBLEM
[section 3]
(This is an adapted translation of the Provisional Arrangements on the Use of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Regional Flag and Regional Emblem
passed by the Preparatory Committee on 10 August 1996)
To safeguard the dignity of the regional flag and the regional emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and to ensure the correct use of the regional flag and the regional emblem, the following are the arrangements on the use of the regional flag and regional emblem.
I. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's regional flag and regional emblem are the symbol and ensign of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Each and every Hong Kong resident and organization should respect and cherish the regional flag and the regional emblem.
II. In the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, whenever the national flag is flown together with the regional flag, or the national emblem is displayed together with the regional emblem, the national flag or the national emblem is to occupy a more prominent position. When both the national flag and the regional flag are raised in procession, the national flag is to precede the regional flag. When the national flag is flown alongside the regional flag, the national flag is to be on the right and the regional flag on the left.
For the display of the national flag and regional flag inside a building, "left" and "right" sides of the backing wall are ascertained by reference to a person standing with his back to the wall and looking forward.
For the display of the national flag and regional flag outside a building, "left" and "right" sides of the building are ascertained by reference to a person standing in front of the building and looking towards the front entrance of the building.