Grand Bauhinia Medal

Grand Bauhinia Medal 大紫荊勳章
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Awarded by  Hong Kong
Awarded for	lifelong and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong[1]
Post-nominals	GBM
Statistics
Established	1997
First awarded	1997
Precedence
Next (higher)	-
Next (lower)	Gold Bauhinia Star

The Grand Bauhinia Medal (Chinese: 大紫荊勳章) the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system, 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 Honorable". (Bauhinia, Bauhinia blakeana, is the floral emblem of Hong Kong.) It was created in 1997 to replace the British honours system after the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.^[2]

List of recipients

1997

• The Hon. ANN Tse-kai, GBM, JP
• Dr the Hon. Sir Quo-wei LEE, GBM, JP
• The Hon. LI Fook-sean, Simon, GBM
• The Hon. Mrs Elsie TU, GBM
• The Hon. Dr CHA Chi-ming, GBM, JP
• The Hon. TSUI Sze-man, GBM
• The Hon. CHUANG Shih-ping, GBM
• The Hon. WONG Ker-lee, GBM
• The Hon. TSANG Hin-chi, GBM
• The Hon. FOK Ying-tung, Henry, GBM
• Dr the Hon. Sir Sze-yuen CHUNG, GBM, JP
• The Hon. LO Tak-shing, GBM, JP

1998

• The Hon. Arnaldo de Oliveira SALES, GBM, JP
• The Hon. NG Hong-mun, GBM, JP
• The Hon. Sir Run Run SHAW, GBM
• The Hon. WONG Po-yan, GBM, JP

1999

• The Hon. LEE Chark-tim, GBM
• The Hon. Mrs Anson CHAN, GBM, GCMG, CBE, JP
• The Hon. Sir YANG Ti-liang, GBM, JP
• The Hon. Sir Sidney Gordon, GBM, JP
• The Hon. Sir William Purves, GBM

2000

• The Hon. Mr Justice Henry Denis LITTON, GBM, JP
• The Hon. Mr Justice Charles Arthur CHING, GBM, JP
• The Hon. MO Kwan-nin, GBM
• Professor the Hon. CHA Liang-yong, Louis (Jinyong), GBM
• Professor the Hon. JAO Tsung-I, GBM

2001

• Professor the Hon. Sir Harry FANG Sin-yang, GBM, JP
• The Hon. Sir Ka-shing LI, GBM, KBE, JP
• The Hon. YEUNG Kwong, GBM

2002

• The Hon. Donald TSANG Yam-kuen, GBM, JP
• The Hon. LEUNG Oi-sie, Elsie, GBM, JP
• The Hon. Sir David AKERS-JONES, GBM, JP
• Professor the Hon. TIEN Chang-lin, GBM

2005

• The Hon. LAU Wong-fat, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. CHIANG Chen, GBM

2006

• The Hon. TUNG Chee Hwa, GBM
• The Hon. LEE Yeh-kwong, Charles, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. LEE Tung-hai, Leo, GBM, GBS, JP

2007

• The Hon. Mrs FAN HSU Lai-tai, Rita, GBM, GBS, JP
• The Hon. Rafael S.Y. HUI, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. David LI Kwok-po, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. LEE Shau-kee, GBM

2008

• The Hon. LI Kwok-nang, Andrew, GBM, CBE
• Dr the Hon. HU Hung-lick, Henry, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. CHENG Yu-tung, GBM
• Dr the Hon. CHAN Sui-kau, GBM, GBS, JP

2009

• The Hon. TANG Ying-yen, Henry, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. Hari Naroomal HARILELA, GBM, GBS, JP
• The Hon. YAM Chi-kwong, Joseph, GBM, GBS, JP

2010

• The Hon. TSANG Chun-wah, John, GBM, JP
• The Hon. Ronald Joseph ARCULLI, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. LEONG Che-hung, Edward, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. HO Hung-sun, Stanley, GBM, GBS
• Dr the Hon. FUNG Kwok-king, Victor, GBM, GBS
• Dr the Hon. TIN Ka-ping, GBM
• Professor the Hon. Sir Charles KAO, GBM

2011

• The Hon. LEUNG Chun-ying, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr the Hon. Allan ZEMAN, GBM, GBS, JP

2012

• The Hon. Chief Justice Geoffrey MA Tao-li, GBM
• The Hon. LAM Sui-lung, Stephen, GBM, GBS, JP
• The Hon. WONG Yan-lung, GBM, SC, JP
• The Hon. Mr Justice Syed Kemal Shah BOKHARY, GBM
• The Hon. WOO Kwong-ching, Peter, GBM, GBS, JP
• Dr The Hon. LUI Che-woo, GBM, GBS, JP

2013

• The Hon. Mr Justice CHAN Siu-oi, Patrick, GBM
• The Hon. Sir Anthony MASON, GBM
• The Hon. the Most Venerable KOK Kwong, GBM, GBS
• The Hon. TAM Wai-chu, Maria, GBM, GBS, JP

References

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong