Hong Kong/Black Bauhinia

The Black Bauhinia flag is a variant of the flag of Hong Kong with a black background and (in most versions) a modified bauhinia flower. The flag gained popularity during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests and is often displayed by pro-democracy protesters.Black Bauhinia flag on Wikipedia
The flag was displayed during the storming and occupation of the Legislative Council chamber by protesters on July 1, 2019. The People's Republic of China flags outside the building and at Golden Bauhinia Square were lowered, and the bloodstained variants of the Black Bauhinia were raised in their place. The Hong Kong flags were also lowered to half-mast as a sign of mourning. Five days later on July 6, the Black Bauhinia was raised at the Cenotaph.
==Variations==
There are three main variants of the design: the basic design, which simply swaps out the red background for black; a variant of the black flag where a few petals are withered; and a variant of the withered flag where the petals are also bloodstained. The latter two designs also omit the stars in the petals that symbolize the People's Republic of China.
File:Hong Kong (black background).svg| Hong Kong flag variant, with black background
File:Hong Kong (black background; no stars).svg|Hong Kong flag variant, without the stars that represent the PRC
File:Hong Kong (wilted petals).svg|Variant with wilted petals
File:Black Bauhinia.svg|More detailed variant of wilted petal version
==References==
Category:Hong Kong
Category:Protest flags
Category:Black background
Category:White
Category:Flowers
Category:Proportions 2-3
Category:Unofficial flags