Hong Kong seeks court ban on democracy protest song
The Hong Kong government asks the city’s court to impose an injuction to ban “Glory to Hong Kong”, a song born out of the pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019. – AFP pic, June 6, 2023.
HONG KONG’s government said today it had asked the city’s high court to ban the song “Glory to Hong Kong”, an anthem born out of huge pro-democracy protests in 2019. The government has sought an injunction order, which, if granted, would make “Glory to Hong Kong” the first song to be banned in the city since the former British colony was handed over to China in 1997.
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