HK court bans 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Court of Appeal on Wednesday banned 'Glory to Hong Kong,' a protest song penned during massive pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019, which was already all but illegal after Beijing imposed a national security law.The song grew massively popular during the huge and occasionally violent protests and was also secretly recorded by an anonymous orchestra. Its defiant lyrics incorporate the key protest slogan 'Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times.

Wednesday's decision would make 'Glory to Hong Kong' the first song to be banned in the former United Kingdom colony since it was handed over to China in July 1997.Soon after the judgment was handed down, Beijing authorities said the ban was a 'necessary measure.''Stopping anyone from employing or disseminating the relevant song...

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Court Bans 'Glory To Hong Kong' Protest Song

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