Hong Kong award
Award
Grand Bauhinia Medal大紫荊勳章 Grand Bauhinia Medal with ribbon
Awarded for lifelong and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong[ 1] Presented by Hong Kong Post-nominals GBM Established 1997 First awarded 1997 Next (lower) Gold Bauhinia Star
The Grand Bauhinia Medal (Chinese : 大紫荊勳章 ) is the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system ; it is to recognise the selected person's lifelong and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong. The awardee is entitled to the postnominal letters GBM and the style The Honourable . The award was created in 1997 to replace the British honours system , following the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region .[ 2] The list was empty because no one was awarded from 2003 to 2004. Bauhinia, Bauhinia blakeana , is the floral emblem of Hong Kong.
^ Megan C. Robertson (17 February 2003). "Hong Kong: Grand Bauhinia Medal" . Medals of the World . Retrieved 8 June 2011 . ^ Protocol Division Government Secretariat. "General Awards" . Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2011 . ^ "Removal of Honours" (PDF) . Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette . 22 (9). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018 .