Hong Kong judge defies government’s bid to ban pro-democracy protest song
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Judge refuses Hong Kong government’s request for injunction against Glory to Hong Kong, saying it could have chilling effect

The government had sought the injunction banning online publication or distribution of the song, arguing it insulted China’s national anthem and could give people the impression that Hong Kong was an independent country.

What’s China’s version of falling out of windows?

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People just disappear. Sometimes they turn up in labor/internment/concentration camps, sometimes they don’t.

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