Last Sunday (November 6) when Hong Kong played the Chinese national anthem in the "Rugby World Cup 2023 Final Qualification Tournament" (Rugby World Cup 2023 Final Qualification Tournament) between Hong Kong and Portugal, the subtitles that popped up in the highlights were wrongly written It is "GLORY TO HONG KONG NATIONAL ANTHEM OF HONG KONG".
The latest response from the Hong Kong Rugby Union this afternoon (19th) stated that the production team of the International Rugby Council marked the national anthem as another song title and made subtitles. Aware of this error, neither the International Rugby Council nor its operational broadcasting or production teams have asked any Hong Kong team members or management for the name of the national anthem, nor have they been informed that the name of the national anthem will appear in broadcast reports.
The subtitle clip of last Sunday was widely circulated on the Internet today. According to the statement of the Hong Kong Rugby Federation, the Federation stated that it had immediately inquired about the incident to the International Rugby Council. The International Rugby Council replied "the next day" explaining that it was "Image Operator" error.
The relevant words show that the Hong Kong Rugby Federation was aware of the incident before the wrong subtitle clip was widely circulated on the Internet today. The statement stated that the International Rugby Council has apologized to the Hong Kong Rugby Federation for this mistake.
The Hong Kong Rugby Federation also stated that it contacted the International Rugby Council and various online platforms to ensure that the clip will be removed from the platform, but the relevant work is still in progress.
International Rugby production team puts national anthem in another song title
The Hong Kong Rugby Union issued a statement this afternoon stating that the Hong Kong men's team sang the Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers" in the relevant clips, but in the TV broadcast, the production team of the International Rugby Council marked the national anthem as another song. Song title and make subtitle description.
The Hong Kong side was not aware of the mistake until the end of the match
The Rugby Federation pointed out that until the end of the game, neither the Hong Kong team nor the management team was aware of the error. The International Rugby Council or its operational broadcasting or production team did not ask any Hong Kong team members or management personnel for the name of the national anthem. Nor was it told that the name of the national anthem would be featured in the coverage.
The National Rugby Association contacted the International Rugby Council and the online platform to delete the video: the work is still in progress
The Hong Kong Rugby Union said it contacted the International Rugby Council and various online platforms to ensure the clip would be removed from the platforms.
This work is still in progress.
Just in case, the Hong Kong Rugby Union is also reviewing clips from other international events in which the Hong Kong team has participated to determine if there are other similar incidents.
Hong Kong Rugby deeply regrets: expresses strong dissatisfaction with the International Rugby Council
The Hong Kong Rugby Union once again emphasized that the wrong broadcast or wrong name of the Chinese national anthem is disrespectful and harmful to Hong Kong people and the country, and expressed strong dissatisfaction with the International Rugby Council for this serious mistake.
The Hong Kong Rugby Union deeply regrets any damage to Hong Kong's reputation caused by mistakes made by international and Asian tournament governing bodies.
The Hong Kong Rugby Union has further stated to the international and Asian competition management organizations that the national anthem of Hong Kong, China is "March of the Volunteers".