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In Pictures: The Hong Kong flags that never were

Between May 1987 and March 1988, a competition was held amongst residents to select a new flag for post-colonial Hong Kong. The judging panel received 4,489 flag designs but Beijing rejected the six finalists. Architect Tao Ho, who was on the judging panel, eventually chose a bauhinia flower to represent the city on its flag […]