Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong

“ In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
“national emblem” (國徽) means the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China adopted by the Eighth Session of the Central People’s Government Committee on 28 June 1950;
“national flag” (國旗) means the national flag of the People’s Republic of China adopted by resolution of the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference on 27 September 1949;
“specifications” (規格) means the relevant specifications for the national flag or the national emblem set out in Schedules 1 and 2. ”

“ A person who desecrates the national flag or national emblem by publicly and wilfully burning, mutilating, scrawling on, defiling or trampling on it commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 3 years. ”

“ The national flag, when hoisted or lowered from a vertical staff, shall be hoisted or lowered slowly. When hoisted, the national flag must reach the peak of the staff; when lowered, it may not touch the ground. ”