Chung 'Blitzchung' Ng Wai wore a gas mask and goggles and appeared to shout a slogan often associated with Hong Kong protesters: 'Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time.'
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Chung's comments during the stream sparked swift action from Blizzard, a subsidiary of California-based Activision Blizzard.Activision Blizzard "I know what my action on stream means. It could cause me lot of trouble, even my personal safety in real life. But I think it's my duty to say something about the issue," Chung said in a statement to Inven Global.
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