HONG KONG, June 6 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday that it asked a court to ban a protest song in a bid to prevent people from inciting secession or insulting China's national anthem.
"Recently, the song has also been mistakenly presented as the 'national anthem of Hong Kong' repeatedly," the government said in a statement.
"This has not only insulted the national anthem but also caused serious damage to the country and the HKSAR."
The protest anthem was played mistakenly instead of the Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers", after the Hong Kong ice hockey team beat Iran at an international competition.
Google has said it would not change its search results to display China's national anthem, rather than a protest song, when users search for Hong Kong's national anthem.
Persons:
Hong, Kong's, Jessie Pang, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
Hong, Reuters, Department of Justice, YouTube, Google, Volunteers, Iran, Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association, Thomson
Locations:
HONG KONG, Hong Kong, China, Beijing