A flash mob of Hong Kongers in Taipei yesterday sang Glory to Hong Kong outside Taipei Railway Station, while urging Taiwanese not to believe Beijing’s promises.
The Hong Kong government last week said it was seeking a court order to prohibit the broadcast or distribution of the song, which was considered the unofficial anthem of the 2019 democracy protests in the territory.
Fung Siu-tin (馮紹天), secretary general of the Taipei-based civic group Hong Kong Outlanders, which organized the flash mob, said that Glory to Hong Kong belongs to Hong Kongers, adding that foreigners often mistake it as the territory’s national anthem.
Photo: Chen Yu-fu, Taipei Times
Even if China bans the song, it cannot stop the world from singing and spreading it, he said.
Fung said he hopes Taiwan would continue to support Hong Kong, and that what China is doing actions in Hong Kong never happens in Taiwan.
A Hong Konger who goes by the name Fu Tong (赴湯) said that people used to be able to protest in the territory, but are now being arrested for simply holding a blank sheet of paper, referring to protesters being detained in the “Blank Paper Movement” that started late last year.
Overseas Hong Kongers should speak out courageously to show Taiwanese the situation in Hong Kong — people have been deprived of all their freedom in just two years, Fu said.
Hong Kongers were not suppressed for seeking independence, but for pursuing democracy and freedom, he said.
Taiwanese should safeguard their country with their votes, he said.
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