Hong Kong jails first person for insulting national anthem

Hong Kong journalist sentenced to prison for waving colonial flag during national anthem

A Hong Kong court Thursday sentenced citizen journalist Paula Leung to three months in prison – the first conviction under the National Anthem Ordinance of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong. The act, passed in China on September 1, 2017, was enacted in Hong Kong on June 12, 2020.According to regional news outlets, Leung attended a mall screening of Olympic fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long receiving his gold medal on July 30, 2021. During th…

Journalist jailed for 3 months, charged with insulting national anthem for waving British-Hong Kong flag

A journalist has been jailed for three months terms over waving a colonial-era flag while supporting an athlete at Beijing Olympics in 2021.

Hong Kong jails woman for insulting China's national anthem during Olympic celebration

A woman who waved a British colonial-era flag to celebrate Hong Kong claiming Olympic gold has become the first person in the city to be jailed on a charge of insulting the Chinese national anthem.

Hong Kong jails woman for insulting China's national anthem during Olympic celebration

A woman who waved a British colonial-era flag to celebrate Hong Kong claiming Olympic gold has become the first person in the city to be jailed on a charge of insulting the Chinese national anthem.

Online news reporter jailed for 3 months for insulting national anthem by waving British Hong Kong flag at mall telecast of Olympics

An online news reporter has been jailed for three months after pleading guilty to insulting China’s national anthem by waving the British Hong Kong flag at a mall screening of the Olympic gold medal ceremony for local fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long last year.

Hong Kong citizen journalist who waved colonial flag during national anthem jailed for 3 months in legal first

A Hong Kong citizen journalist who waved the British colonial-era flag while the Chinese national anthem was being played has been jailed for three months for insulting the anthem following the first conviction under a new law.Paula Leung. File photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.Paula Leung, 42, pleaded guilty to insulting the national anthem and desecrating the current Hong Kong flag at District Court on Thursday. She waved a British-era Hong Kong flag a…