Hong Kong’s Beijing-controlled government sought a court injunction Monday against the song “Glory to Hong Kong,” which became the anthem of the massive 2019 pro-democracy movement.
“Chinese experts” who hyperventilated about the urgent need to defend Beijing’s honor by obliterating “Glory to Hong Kong,” or else foreigners might keep using it as the Chinese national anthem:Hong Kong Special Administrative Region] government now has conveyed a clear message, any distribution or promulgation of the song will be a criminal offense.
Anyone who deliberately facilitates the wrongful act is now liable. Representatives from Hong Kong who participate in those events should be cautious to prevent embarrassment and liability, Chu said. The purpose of the HKSAR government applying for the injunction is to restrain anyone from disseminating or performing the song, with the intention of inciting others to commit secession, or with a seditious intent, the HKSAR government said.
The requested court order would prohibit any playing of “Glory to Hong Kong” that might be “mistaken as the national anthem” or suggest Hong Kong is “an independent state and has a national anthem of her own.” The Hong Kong filing included 32 versions of the song in various languages and demanded all of them be criminalized, along with every other version anyone ever creates, and also demanded criminal penalties for “helping or knowingly allowing others” to spread the tune.of “Glory to Hong Kong” urge the people of the region to resist becoming “slaves” and fight with “valor and wisdom” to defend their freedom.
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