Grand Bauhinia Medal
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.
| Grand Bauhinia Medal 大紫荊勳章 | |
|---|---|
 Image of the medal | |
| 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 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Gold Bauhinia Star |
| Grand Bauhinia Medal | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 大紫荊勳章 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大紫荆勋章 | ||||||||||
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List of recipients
1997
2005
2007
- Rita Fan
Rafael Hui(Revoked in 2018[3])- David Li
- Lee Shau-kee
2014
2017
2018
- Robert Tang
- Cheung Hok-ming
- Robin Chan
- Rosie Young Tse-tse
2019
- Yu Kwok-chun
- Albert Hung Chao-hong
2020
- Andrew Leung
- Bernard Charnwut Chan
- Chan Tung
- Xu Rongmao
2021
- Andrew Cheung
- Teresa Cheng
- Chow Chung-kong
- Regina Ip
- Bunny Chan
- Jonathan Choi Koon-shum
- Lo Man-tuen
References
- 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.
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