Hong Kong court adjourns hearing of gov’t application to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’
Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance has adjourned a hearing about whether to grant an injunction banning pro-democracy protest song Glory to Hong Kong.
Judge Wilson Chan on Monday adjourned a hearing dealing with an application from the government for an interim injunction on the song until July 21.
The decision to adjourn came after the Department of Justice (DoJ) last Monday filed an application seeking to ban the “broadcasting, performing, printing, publishing, selling, offering for sale, distributing, disseminating, displaying or reproducing in any way (including on the internet and/or any media accessible online and/or any internet-based platform or medium) the Song.”
The song, which was popular during the 2019 extradition bill protests, contained the phrase “liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” which was ruled in the city’s first national security trial to be secessionist, the government said.
There have been a number of anthem mix-ups in recent months, where the protest song was played instead of China’s anthem, the March of the Volunteers at sports competition ceremonies.
Last year, Google refused to take action over its search results, when searches for “Hong Kong national anthem” led to the Wikipedia page for the protest song. The security chief said the company’s inaction “hurt the feelings of Hong Kong people,” though it was only in April that the government updated its own page with official anthem details. The page shot to the top of search results.
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