Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Flag

Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Flag
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Passed byStanding Committee of the National People's Congress
Passed28 June 1990 (1990-06-28)
Signed byPresident Yang Shangkun
Signed28 June 1990 (1990-06-28)
Commenced1 October 1990 (1990-10-01)
Introduced byCouncil of Chairpersons
Status: In force
Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Flag
Simplified Chinese中华人民共和国国旗法
Traditional Chinese中華人民共和國國旗法
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guóqí Fǎ

The Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Flag is a legislation concerning the regulation of the national flag of the People's Republic of China. It was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on 28 June 1990 and came into effect on 1 October 1990.

Legislative history

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The Draft Law was adopted at the 14th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 7th National People's Congress on June 28, 1990, and was officially promulgated by President Yang Shangkun in the Presidential Order No. 28, and came into effect on October 1, 1990. On August 27, 2009, the Law was revised at the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress. The full text consists of 20 articles, with an explanation of the National Flag Law.[1] On October 17, 2020, the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress revised the National Flag Law, and the revised version came into effect on January 1, 2021.[2][3]

Provisions

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The National Flag Law

The main point of the law is to set down regulations on how to make the Chinese flag, what it looks like, where it can be flown and how it can be flown. The law also stresses that the national flag is "the symbol and hallmark of the People's Republic of China" and that everyone "shall respect and care for the National Flag".[4]

The law mentions five possible sizes that could be made for the national flag:[5] According to Article 4 of the Law On the National Flag, people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are directed to authorize companies to make any copy of the national flag.[6] Besides five official sizes for flying on flagpoles, there are another four smaller sizes for other purposes, such as decoration on cars or display in meeting rooms.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "中华人民共和国国旗法（2009年修正本）". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. ^ "我国修改国旗法、国徽法 严禁损害国旗、国徽尊严等行为". Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. ^ Zhang, Haoran. "National Flag Law". NPC Observer. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  4. ^ "Law About The National Flag of the People's Republic of China". Zhejiang Provincial Foreign Affairs Office. 1 October 1990. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009. in Chinese
  5. ^ "Standard Sizes of the National Flag". Protocol Division, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government of the People's Republic of China. 6 November 2005. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Law About The National Flag of the People's Republic of China". Zhejiang Provincial Foreign Affairs Office. 1 October 1990. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009. in Chinese
  7. ^ 国旗的标准尺寸和国旗每个尺寸的用途介绍 (in Chinese (China)). Shanghai Yingfeng Flag Co. Ltd. 2016.
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