HONG KONG: Hong Kong police said on Friday (Jul 30) they had arrested a 40-year-old man for booing China's national anthem in a shopping mall ...
People react as they watch Siobhan Bernadette Haughey of Hong Kong swim in the women's 100-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, Friday, July 30, 2021. HONG KONG: Hong Kong police said on Friday they had arrested a 40-year-old man for booing China's national anthem in a shopping mall broadcasting live the city's first Olympic gold medal win in 25 years earlier this week.
In a statement posted online, police said the arrested person had held a Hong Kong British colonial flag, booed and chanted slogans with others at the time. Tensions in Hong Kong towards China peaked in 2019 with mass protests against Beijing's tightening grip on the city.Beijing later imposed a sweeping national security law that critics say has seriously undermined the former British colony's autonomy and freedoms, including the right to protest.Monday's shopping mall broadcast was a rare occasion for Hong Kong people to gather, with groups limited to a handful of people since early 2020 because of the coronavirus.
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