3 major political parties call for justice department to appeal against court dismissal of ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ ban bid
- Source close to government tells Post that appeal against High Court decision likely
- Lawmaker warns the High Court ruling could set precedent for future cases if appeal not lodged
A source close to the government told the Post the administration would probably appeal against the High Court’s rejection of its application for an injunction to ban the promotion of “Glory to Hong Kong”.
Lawmakers from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) and the Liberal Party posted on Facebook within hours of each other on Friday asking government lawyers to consider an appeal against the ruling.
Lawmakers from the three political groups said there was a need for the government to outlaw the protest song once and for all and denied that they had coordinated their calls for an appeal to be lodged.
Liberal Party chairman Peter Shiu Ka-fai told the Post the government was forced to resort to legal action because search engines and streaming platforms had refused to remove the song.
