On the night of the 10th night in Hong Kong, where protests against the government continued, there was a match between Hong Kong and Iran in the World Cup qualifier. When the Chinese national anthem started singing before the match, many people turned to the ground and raised their boos to protest.
The match will be the second Asian qualifier for the World Cup Qatar Tournament. Hong Kong lost 0-2. It was called in advance by SNS, etc. “Let's cry out requests in English toward the world”. The subway station near the venue gathers young people wearing the same red clothes as the Hong Kong representative, as well as black clothes that symbolize protests against the government. I went to the stadium, crying out "Freedom in Hong Kong".
Prior to the start of the match, the audience seat was also sung with the song “Glory again in Hong Kong” that was spread among protesters through a series of protests.
After returning to China, the Chinese national anthem will be sung in the Hong Kong national match, but after the democratization demonstration “Ambrella Movement” in 2014, young people were booing and refused to stand up.
In January this year, the Hong Kong government submitted a bill to the Legislative Council (Parliament) that banned and fined insulting the Chinese national anthem, but deliberation was postponed. (Hong Kong = Yoshikazu Hirai)