HKFP
Cheng Wing-chun was prosecuted after he created and uploaded a remix video of Hong Kong fencing star Edgar Cheung winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021 with pro-democracy protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” playing, instead of the Chinese anthem.
A Hong Kong man has been found guilty of insulting the national anthem and was remanded into custody on Wednesday, marking the first conviction under the National Anthem Ordinance.
He was charged under the National Anthem Ordinance for allegedly insulting the national anthem, and an alternative charge of allegedly desecrating the regional flag.
Cheng was prosecuted after he created and uploaded a remix video of Hong Kong fencing star Edgar Cheung winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021 with pro-democracy protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” playing, instead of the Chinese anthem.
Cheng Wing-chun, who was 27 at the time of arrest, appeared in front of Magistrate Minnie Wat at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday.
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