Hong Kong court bans protest anthem, says it can be used as weapon

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The ruling comes amid what critics say is an erosion in Hong Kong’s rule of law and individual rights amid a security crackdown by Beijing that has seen scores of opposition democrats jailed and shut down liberal media outlets. “In the hands of those with the intention to incite secession and sedition, the song can be deployed to arouse anti-establishment sentiments,” the judges wrote.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a press briefing: “Preventing anyone from using or disseminating the relevant song…is a legitimate and necessary measure by to fulfil its responsibility of safeguarding national security.” The former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the guarantee its freedoms would be preserved under a “one country, two systems” formula.

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