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Acting Sports Commissioner Says Police Will Investigate Wrong National Anthem at Asian Gymnastics Competition: New Guidelines Work

2022-12-04T08:02:28.103Z


In the "2022 Asian Classic Fitness Championships" in Dubai, the organizer mistakenly played the song "Glory to Hong Kong" related to the anti-revision amendment when Hong Kong athlete Lian Weizhen received the award. Acting Sports Commissioner Zheng Qingyun said today (4th) that,


In the "2022 Asian Classic Fitness Championships" in Dubai, the organizer mistakenly played the anti-revision song "Glory to Hong Kong" when Hong Kong athlete Lian Weizhen received the award.

Acting Sports Commissioner Zheng Qingyun said today (4th) that he has asked the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee to investigate the incident in detail, and the police will also take over the investigation.

He mentioned that the latest guidelines of the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee are effective, and the local athletes and team leaders also immediately signaled a stop to safeguard the national anthem and the dignity of the country. It is appropriate to do so.


Bei Junqi, the honorary vice president of the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee, said that the organizer downloaded the wrong version on YouTube without authorization. Ask Google and YouTube to correct and take it off the shelves.


When Hong Kong athlete Susanna Lin won the gold medal, the conference mistakenly broadcast the song "Glory to Hong Kong" related to the anti-extradition bill. Lin Weizhen showed a "T" gesture to stop.

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When Lian Weizhen received the gold medal at the "Asian Classic Fitness Championships" in Dubai, the conference mistakenly broadcast "Glory to Hong Kong" and even showed the "T" gesture to stop.

Acting Sports Commissioner Cheng Ching-wan said after attending the event today that the initial findings from the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee’s guidelines are working, and the local athletes and team leaders immediately reacted and signaled a stop to safeguard the national anthem and the dignity of the country.

Is Google's misinformation violating national security law?

Zheng Qingyun: Authorities will seriously follow up

Zheng continued, if it is found that the National Sports Association or relevant persons did not follow the guidelines, there are indeed punishment clauses in the mechanism, and an in-depth investigation will be conducted to see if anyone is responsible. The police will also investigate and follow up, but there is no conclusion yet.

Asked whether wrong information still appeared when Google searched for the national anthem, whether it violated the "Hong Kong National Security Law", Zheng Qingyun said that the relevant authorities would seriously follow up.

On December 4, Bei Junqi, the honorary vice president of the Hong Kong Association and the Olympic Committee, called on the Hong Kong government to ask Google and YouTube to correct and remove them from the shelves.

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Bei Junqi also pointed out today that the relevant guidelines of the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee are sufficient and clear, and have submitted the correct version of the national anthem and the regional flag, but the organizer still downloaded the wrong version from YouTube without authorization. The incident is regrettable, but I know the organizer The organization has formally apologized, and will strengthen communication between the two parties in the future, emphasizing that the correct version of the national anthem must be used.

He continued that the Hong Kong athletes had made the time-out gesture at that time, which was correct.

Bei Junqi calls on the Hong Kong government to ask Google and YouTube to correct

Bei Junqi stated that the song promoted Hong Kong independence during the anti-revision incident, which is very incorrect. Unfortunately, it is still on the Internet, or it may be misused by the organizer or other units. He called on the government to ask Google and YouTube to correct and download shelf.

The wrong national anthem was broadcast|The Asian Fitness Federation sent a letter to the Hong Kong General Assembly to apologize and explain that the wrong version was not deleted. : Strongly dissatisfied with affirming the performance of the Hong Kong representative on the spot in the Asian Fitness Competition and broadcasting the wrong national anthem. appropriate

Source: hk1

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