<P> There is no specific way in which the Union Flag should be folded as there is with the United States Flag . It is usually folded rectilinearly, with the hoist on the outside, to be easily reattached to the pole . </P> <P> Royal Navy Stores Duties Instructions, article 447, dated 26 February 1914, specified that flags condemned from further service use were to be torn up into small pieces and disposed of as rags (ADM 1 / 8369 / 56), not to be used for decoration or sold . The exception was flags that had flown in action: these could be framed and kept on board, or transferred to a "suitable place", such as a museum (ADM 1 / 8567 / 245). Later disposal regulations were based on the U.S. model of destroying the flags . </P> <Ul> <Li> In Hong Kong, the flag has the nickname Rice - Character Flag (米 字 旗; Cantonese Jyutping: mai5zi6kei4) in Chinese, since the pattern looks like the Chinese character for "rice" (米). </Li> <Li> The Butcher's Apron is a pejorative term for the flag, common among Irish republicans, citing the blood - streaked appearance of the flag and referring to atrocities committed in Ireland and other countries under British colonial rule . In 2006, Sandra White, a Member of the Scottish Parliament, caused a furore when the term was used in a press release under her name . It was later blamed on the actions of a researcher, who resigned yet claimed that the comment had been approved by White . </Li> </Ul> <Li> In Hong Kong, the flag has the nickname Rice - Character Flag (米 字 旗; Cantonese Jyutping: mai5zi6kei4) in Chinese, since the pattern looks like the Chinese character for "rice" (米). </Li>

It's only the union jack at sea