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Hong Kong student pleads not guilty to insulting China’s anthem during World Cup qualifier
A 19-year-old student has pleaded not guilty to insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong last June. Lau Pun-hei entered his not guilty plea to the ...
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HK’s China national anthem bill aims to legislate ‘respect’
HONG KONG--Hong Kong’s legislature is moving forward on a controversial bill that would criminalize abuse of China’s national anthem. A second reading of the bill is being held in the ...
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Hong Kong’s national anthem law explained: What is it and why is it controversial?
The controversial bill would make is illegal to insult ‘March of the Volunteers’, China’s national anthem. Protests outside the legislature are expected. If passed into law by the city’s ...