Variations of the song accounted for the top 10 slots on iTunes charts in the city on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG – Hong Kongers rushed to download a song associated with the 2019 protests after the governmentVariations of Glory to Hong Kong accounted for all of the top 10 slots on Apple’s iTunes charts in the city on Wednesday. Each song cost between HK$6 and HK$8 to purchase.
This includes the use of any Internet-based platform, according to a government statement on Tuesday. A court order would ban anyone from playing the song for reasons such as if the user had seditious intent, or if the song was likely to be mistaken for Hong Kong’s national anthem, according to the government statement.
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