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. 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 | |
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Grand Bauhinia Medal with ribbon | |
| Awarded for | lifelong and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong |
| Presented by | Hong Kong |
| Post-nominals | GBM |
| Established | 1997 |
| First awarded | 1997 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Gold Bauhinia Star |
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| Traditional Chinese | 大紫荊勳章 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大紫荆勋章 | ||||||||||
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