HK Probes Wrong Anthem Incident for Security Law Violations
- Protest song was played before finals at rugby game in Korea
- HK’s leader John Lee says the incident is ‘unacceptable’
A demonstrator holds the music score while singing "Glory To Be Thee, Hong Kong" protest song during a flash mob protest in 2019.
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Hong Kong’s leader ordered police to investigate the playing of the wrong song at a rugby tournament in South Korea for possible national security violations.
Chief Executive John Lee said it was “unacceptable” that a song associated with the 2019 protests was played instead of the Chinese national anthem.