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 | |
|---|---|
 Grand Bauhinia Medal with ribbon | |
| 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
edit1997
edit- Ann Tse-kai
- Lee Quo-wei
- Simon Li
- Elsie Tu
- Cha Chi Ming
- Tsui Sze-man
- Chuang Shih-ping
- Wong Ker-lee
- Tsang Hin-chi
- Henry Fok
- Chung Sze-yuen
- Lo Tak-shing
1998
edit1999
edit2000
edit2001
edit2002
edit2005
edit2006
edit2007
edit- Rita Fan
Rafael Hui(Revoked in 2018[3])- David Li
- Lee Shau-kee
2008
edit2009
edit2010
edit2011
edit2012
edit2013
edit2014
edit2015
edit2016
edit2017
edit- Matthew Cheung
- Paul Chan Mo-po
- Rimsky Yuen
- Laura Cha
- Arthur Li
- Fanny Law
- Ip Kwok-him
- Vincent Lo
- Henry Cheng
- Tai Tak-fung
- Jack So
- Ronnie Chan
2018
edit2019
edit2020
edit2021
edit2022
edit2023
edit2024
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.