The national anthem law, which criminalises insulting March of the Volunteers, was approved by China’s legislative body in 2017. Violators in China face detention of up to 15 days by police, or criminal prosecution. It is also set to be rolled out in Hong Kong.
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Hongkonger accused of insulting Chinese anthem at volleyball match sang ‘Do You Hear the People Sing,’ court hears
A Hong Kong man charged with insulting the Chinese national anthem at a volleyball match sang the pro-democracy song Do You Hear the People Sing while the anthem was being played, a court has heard. Chan Pak-yui, 21, appeared at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday for the first day of his trial after pleading…
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 37
Hong Kong authorities stepped up their campaign against overseas activists in July, issuing warrants and offering unprecedented HK$1 million bounties for information leading to the arrest of eight democrats. Family members of several of the eight were taken away for questioning, and others accused of helping the activists were arrested. Four years after the 2019…
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Careful what you hum in Hong Kong schools
Hong Kong passed another small sad landmark on the path to perdition last week with the beginning of the political purge of the education business which has featured prominently on the Liaison Office’s wish list lately. The latest victim was a Miss Lee at the Heung To Middle School in Kowloon Tong. Her offence, however,…
Hong Kong’s 50-year curse takes effect early… but this is just the beginning
In the 1980s, Hong Kong – often described as a borrowed city on borrowed time – was put on a 50-year countdown by China and the UK. As soon as the curse was placed, a mass exodus took place, with few trusting the Communist Party’s poor track record. But, as two decades passed, the curse…
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