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HK Government Requires All Radio Stations to Play PRC's National Anthem Everyday

Radio Television Hong Kong (#RTHK) confirmed that their seven channels would air the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China, “March of the Volunteers”, every day before the morning news report at 8am.

On November 7, 2020, Commercial Radio Hong Kong confirmed that they will also broadcast PRC's national anthem before their 8am news everyday starting from mid-November.

Metro Broadcast Corporation also revealed that their tentative plan was to play the PRC's national anthem before the 8am newscast, but the date of enforcement was not yet set.

The Hong Kong government spokesman replied to Stand News' inquiry that licensed broadcasters have to play the national anthem under the government’s “announcement in the public interest” (API) mechanism after the National Anthem Law was enacted in Hong Kong in June 2020.

Source: Stand News #Nov7
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Police probes booing of China's #NationalAnthem as Locals Cheer for #HongKongAthletes

[Editor's note: Hong Kong is represented by its own sport team in international competitions. Hong Kong has its own emblem, but China's anthem is used.]

Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-Long won his first Olympic gold medal on July 26, 2021. It is the second Olympic Gold in Hong Kong history.

His fellow citizens gathered at Kwun Tong's APM mall for live broadcast. It was reportedly that booing was heard as China's anthem was played during the medal ceremony.

Hong Kong police later announced launching an investigation into the incident. A spokesperson supplemented that East Kowloon Police Regional Public Events Investigation Unit will oversee this case and collect relevant evidence.

Source: Ming Pao #Jul29
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Hong Kong protest anthem played at Rugby Sevens series in Korea

Source: Korea Times #Nov15

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Hong Kong protest anthem played at Rugby Sevens series in Korea

The Korea Rugby Union, the local operator of the second leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series held in Korea between Nov. 12 and 13, apologized for playing "Glory to Hong Kong," a protest anthem widely sung during the 2019-2020 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, instead of the Chinese national anthem, "March of the Volunteers," during the men's final round between Hong Kong and Korea held in Incheon, Korea on Sunday.

The Hong Kong government chastised Asia Rugby Monday morning about what happened and asked for an "in-depth investigation." However, the remarks of the Korean operator contradict those of the Hong Kong government.

Stressing that playing the Hong Kong pro-democracy protest anthem was "simply a mistake" by the Korea Rugby Union and that the Korean union immediately announced the mistake in the stadium and delivered an official apology to the Chinese and Hong Kong teams, a public relations representative from the Korean organization told The Korea Times Monday that "We ask each country to submit national anthems to play, but failed to get one (from the Hong Kong team)."

The person added that "our staff saved 'the Hong Kong national anthem' listed on the top of a search engine in the file folder named, 'Hong Kong.'"

The person continued that the Korea Rugby Union was later informed by Asia Rugby that the organization should play China's national anthem for the Hong Kong team but failed to delete the mistakenly saved file and delivered it to the broadcasting team. The official added that a staff member of the broadcasting team played the song in the file when Hong Kong made it to the final.

Also, the person said that the organizer then played the Chinese national anthem for the Hong Kong team during the award ceremony, after Hong Kong won the final.

Some pro-democracy restaurants in Hong Kong made the issue into a promotional event, giving those with Korean passports in Hong Kong discounts and some coupons for what happened.

Cafe de JarGor, a local food restaurant chain in Hong Kong that is known to support the anti-government movement and is vocal about anti-government issues, posted on Instagram that they will give a 50 percent discount to Korean passport holders that visit its restaurants for dinner today with the hashtag, "#thankyou" in Korean.

Source: Korea Times #Nov15

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2022/11/600_339811.html

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