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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Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns rulingHONG KONG — An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub.
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