Hong Kong , China - Mocking China's national anthem in this semi-autonomous territory will soon be punishable by three years imprisonment following new legislation drafted by Beijing.
While the law must still be finalised, football fans have made a stand at recent games where the anthem - March of the Volunteers - was played.
A number of Hong Kong people have booed, held banners, and chanted "We are Hong Kong" despite claims by China's adviser to the special autonomous region, Elsie Leung, that the law could be applied retroactively. http://hongkongeye.org
The football pitch is an unlikely spot for a political match to go down, but in Hong Kong this is where opposition to the so called "anthem law" has been heard most fiercely.
Student Kin Wa Chung was one of the attendees who booed and brought a "Hong Kong is not China" flag to recent matches.
He explained through an interpreter that - following the ousting of four pro-democracy law...
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