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Helen Davidson in Taipei

Hong Kong judge defies government’s bid to ban pro-democracy protest song

Protesters sing Glory to Hong Kong at the Times Square shopping mall in Hong Kong in September 2019
Protesters sing Glory to Hong Kong at the Times Square shopping mall in Hong Kong in September 2019. Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

Hong Kong’s high court has rejected a government attempt to ban a protest song, Glory to Hong Kong, saying an injunction could create a chilling effect and undermine freedom of expression.

The government had sought the injunction banning online publication or distribution of the song, arguing it insulted China’s national anthem and could give people the impression that Hong Kong was an independent country.

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