HONG KONG, July 8 — Hong Kong authorities today banned school students from singing of Glory to Hong Kong, the unofficial anthem of the pro-democracy protest movement, just hours after Beijing set up its new national security bureau in the Chinese-ruled city. New security legislation imposed on...
Wednesday, 08 Jul 2020 02:06 PM MYT
New security legislation imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing requires the Asian financial hub to “promote national security education in schools and universities and through social organisations, the media, the internet.” “The song 'Glory to Hong Kong', originated from the social incidents since June last year, contains strong political messages and is closely related to the social and political incidents, violence and illegal incidents that have lasted for months,” Yeung said. “Schools must not allow students to play, sing or broadcast it in schools.”
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