The national anthem was wrongly played at the World Ice Hockey Championships. The honorary vice president of the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee, Bei Junqi, said on a radio program today (2nd) that he believed that the Ice Hockey Association had submitted the correct version of the national anthem in accordance with the guidelines of the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee. The cause of this incident may be related to the General Assembly searching for the national anthem on the Internet. The Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee are investigating the incident.
He also admitted that the Hong Kong team has repeatedly made mistakes when broadcasting the national anthem in international competitions. "It must have a bad impression."
In the third level of the World Ice Hockey Championship held in Bosnia, the Hong Kong men's team played a big victory against Iran in the group match. After the game, the national anthem was played incorrectly and the anti-revision song "Glory to Hong Kong" was played incorrectly.
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Believe that Ice has always submitted the correct national anthem in the past for verification.
According to the video of the game, after the Hong Kong team won the third level of the World Ice Hockey Championship held in Bosnia the day before yesterday (28th), they played the national anthem after the game by mistake and played the anti-extradition song "Glory to Hong Kong" with vocals Sing the words.
About 8 seconds after the wrong song was played, some members of the Hong Kong team immediately signaled a pause with the "T-sign gesture". After the song stopped, some players stepped forward to report to the game.
Two minutes later, the correct Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers" was played.
Bei Junqi said in the Hong Kong TV program "Millennium" this morning that he believed that the Ice Hockey Association followed the guidelines of the Hong Kong Association and the Olympic Committee, including bringing the correct national flag and national anthem kit, and submitted it to the conference. We have done enough.” The Federation of Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee is seeking information and investigating the incident from the General Assembly.
He also pointed out that it is believed that the mistake this time is related to the use of the Internet by the organizer to search for the national anthem. "The mistakes in the past were all because the Internet put the incorrect national anthem in the front position (on the search page), and it was played as soon as it was searched."
The government is responsible for negotiating with Internet companies
Bei Junqi admitted that the Hong Kong team has repeatedly made mistakes when broadcasting the national anthem in international competitions. The General Assembly submits the correct version of the national anthem.
He also said that when the Hong Kong team went overseas to compete, due to the constraints of the real environment, it might be difficult to supervise and verify with the conference.
He mentioned that there was a slight "dispute" between the Hong Kong team and the organizer when negotiating.
He emphasized that the government authorities have the responsibility to negotiate with Internet providers, and put the correct national anthem on top, so as to prevent incidents from happening again.
Pei Junqi, Honorary Vice President of Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee.
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The SAR government is strongly dissatisfied
The SAR government yesterday (1st) expressed strong dissatisfaction and affirmed the performance of Hong Kong athletes on the spot to safeguard national dignity.
The government also pointed out that it attaches great importance to the incident and has requested the Hong Kong Association and the Olympic Committee to conduct an in-depth investigation, including whether the relevant sports associations have followed the guidelines to the event organizers to re-check the correct version of the national anthem to be used, and urge the Hong Kong Association and the Olympic Committee to conduct an in-depth investigation. The Olympic Committee submitted the report as soon as possible and followed up the incident seriously.
The Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee stated that it is closely understanding the situation with the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association. It was learned that the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association had provided the correct version of the national anthem to the organizers in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee. The association has instructed the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association to investigate the cause of the error in detail to the organizer as soon as possible, and submit a report to the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee.
The last time the national anthem of China to which Hong Kong belongs was wrongly broadcast in an international sports competition was the 2022 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship (Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship 2022) held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on December 3 last year.
When Hong Kong athletes won the gold medal, the organizer mistakenly played the anti-revision song "Glory to Hong Kong" as the Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers".
The Hong Kong Weightlifting and Fitness Association issued a statement on the same day, saying that it has lodged a serious representation with the organizer and the Asian Fitness Federation, requesting a detailed investigation into the cause of the error and requesting the relevant units to remove the relevant clips from the Youtube channel, and will report the incident to the Hong Kong Association for And the Olympic Committee and relevant government departments to submit reports.
The wrong national anthem was broadcast｜Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee ordered the Hong Kong Ice Coordinator to investigate and claim that the team leader responded that the wrong national anthem was broadcast correctly｜Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee: The Ice Association provided the correct national anthem and was obliged to investigate the cause of the error. The Hong Kong government was strongly dissatisfied and affirmed The Hong Kong team protested on the spot to protect the dignity of the country and played the wrong national anthem｜The Bosnian ice hockey game broadcast "Glory" for about 10 seconds. Charged with three counts
