Flag of Macau

The flag of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China features a white lotus flower on a light green field. At the top of the flowers, there's 5 yellow stars.

The flag was approved by the National People's Congress on 31 March 1993, and was first used on December 20, 1999.

Proposals
In 1993, there were several proposals to the flag:

Historical flags
FlagDurationUseDescription border|100px  1557–1578  Flag of Portugal (1521–1578) used in Portuguese Macau.  The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag. border|100px  1578–1640  Flag of Portugal (1495–1578) used in Portuguese Macau.   border|100px  1640–1667  Flag of Portugal (1640–1667) used in Portuguese Macau.   border|100px  1667–1707  Flag of Portugal (1667–1707) used in Portuguese Macau.  border|100px  1707–1816  Flag of Portugal (1707–1750) used in Portuguese Macau.   border|100px  1816–1830  Flag of Portugal (1816–1830) used in Portuguese Macau.   border|100px 1830–1910  Flag of Portugal (1830–1910) used in Portuguese Macau.  border|100px 1911–1999  Flag of Portugal since 1911, and used in Portuguese Macau. 

References

Category:Flags of dependent territories
Macau
Category:Macau