Flag of Macau
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| Name | Lotus Flag |
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| Use |
Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign 
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | Approved on 31 March 1993 by National People's Congress, used on 20 December 1999 |
| Design | Light green with a lotus flower above the stylised Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars |
| Regional flag of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區區旗 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区区旗 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||
| Portuguese | Bandeira regional da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China | ||||||||||
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Qūqí |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | O Mun Dak Bit Hang Jeng Kui Kui Kei |
The Regional flag of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (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 da República Popular da China), is light green with a lotus flower above the stylised Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in the centre of the arc and four smaller ones.
The lotus was chosen as the floral emblem of Macau. The Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge is a bridge linking the Macau Peninsula and the island of Taipa. The bridge is one of the most recognisable landmarks for the territory. The water beneath the lotus and the bridge symbolise Macau's position as a port and its role played in the territory. The five five-pointed stars echo the design of the flag of the People's Republic of China, symbolising the relationship Macau has with its sovereign state.
According to the Basic Law of Macau, the Macau Regional Flag is a green flag with five stars, lotus flower, bridge and sea water. This law also adopted "Apart from displaying the Flag of the People's Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region may also use a regional flag".
In 1993, several proposed designs were put forward.
Prior to the handover of Macau to the People's Republic of China by the Portuguese Republic in 1999, Macau officially used only the Portuguese flag, in contrast to Hong Kong, which, under British rule, 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.
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