Flag of Macau

Macau

Proportion	2:3
Adopted	31 March 1993 (approved by the National People's Congress) 20 December 1999 (first used)
Designed by	Zhang Lei & Xiao Hong

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

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	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.
	1578–1640	Flag of Portugal (1495–1578) used in Portuguese Macau.
	1640–1667	Flag of Portugal (1640–1667) used in Portuguese Macau.
	1667–1707	Flag of Portugal (1667–1707) used in Portuguese Macau.
	1707–1816	Flag of Portugal (1707–1750) used in Portuguese Macau.
	1816–1830	Flag of Portugal (1816–1830) used in Portuguese Macau.
	1830–1910	Flag of Portugal (1830–1910) used in Portuguese Macau.
	1911–1999	Flag of Portugal since 1911, and used in Portuguese Macau.

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