Flag of Macau
The flag of Macau, officially 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), is light green with a lotus flower above the stylised Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and water in white, beneath a circular arc of five golden five-pointed stars: one large star in the center of the arc with two smaller stars on each side of the large star, each with a point angled directly outward from the center of the common circle on which they lie.
| Lotus Flag | |
| 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, first used on 20 December 1999 |
| Design | Peacock 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 Macau Special Administrative Region | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門特別行政區區旗 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门特别行政区区旗 | ||||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||||
| Portuguese | Bandeira regional da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau | ||||||||||||
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".