Template:Country data Hong Kong

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Template:Country data Hong Kong is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others.

This template is within the scope of WikiProject Flag Template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on Wikipedia. A more thorough discussion of the flag template system, including parameters not described here, can be found on the project page.

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Hong Kong`	Main article name (Hong Kong)
`flag alias`	`Flag of Hong Kong.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1959`		`Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg`
`1955`		`Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg`
`1910`		`Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg`
`1876`		`Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg`
`1871`		`Flag of Hong Kong 1871.svg`
`red`		`Flag of Hong Kong 1959 (unofficial Red Ensign).svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flagcountry\|alias}}` output
`HKG` (view)	HKG	Hong Kong
`Hong Kong, China` (view)	Template:Country data Hong Kong, China	Template:Country data Hong Kong, China

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Hong Kong}} → Hong Kong
{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Hong Kong|1959}} → Hong Kong
{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|HKG}} →
{{flagcountry|HKG}} → Hong Kong
{{flag|HKG}} → HKG

Military ensigns

This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:

{{naval|Hong Kong}} → Hong Kong Marine Police

This nation's navy flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Navy produces the following:

{{navy|Hong Kong}} → Hong Kong Marine Police

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data Hong Kong

This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flagicon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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