Some shipping companies are discreetly moving operations out of Hong Kong and taking vessels off its flag registry. Others are making contingency plans to do so.

Hong Kong’s education minister has defended government rules for flag-raising ceremonies at schools ... to be promoted on study tours to mainland China were intended to help educators understand ...

Hong Kong's flag is now flown by many of China's state-owned international vessels. In a conflict, these tankers, bulk carriers and large container vessels would form the backbone of a merchant ...

contracts hammered out for the growing number of ships built in China and financed by Chinese banks typically stipulated that they must fly the Hong Kong flag. But over the last two years ...