Anthem of Hong Kong

Throughout the history of Hong Kong as a colony, dependent territory or occupied territory, it has had its own flag in almost all periods, but it has never had its own official national anthem nor regional anthem. Instead, the anthem of the ruling sovereign state has always been adopted for use in an official capacity and played on occasions such as major sporting events or ceremonies. However, a number of popular anthems have been adopted by segments of the population as representative anthems, and are listed under the "unofficial national anthems" section below.

Official representative anthems of Hong Kong

March of the Volunteers

"March of the Volunteers" has been adopted for official use and played at major sporting events and ceremonies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region internationally, since the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.

The national anthem of China is protected by statute in Hong Kong under the National Anthem Ordinance, and has since begun broadcasting regularly on radio and television stations including TVB, RTHK, ViuTV and HOY TV before the main news or morning news programmes as mandated by the Hong Kong government since the introduction of the Ordinance in 2020.

Historical anthems

As a dependent entity—during British rule from 1841 to 1997, during the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945, and currently ruled by China—the anthem of the ruling sovereign state has been adopted for official use.

• "God Save the King" (alternatively "God Save the Queen" when the British monarch was female), the national anthem of United Kingdom, was used in an official capacity as the representative anthem of British Hong Kong internationally from 1841 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1997.
• "Kimigayo", the national anthem of the Empire of Japan, during Japan's military occupation of Hong Kong from 1941 to 1945.

Unofficial anthems

• "Below the Lion Rock", a Cantopop song by Roman Tam, adopted as a representative anthem during the 2003 SARS outbreak
• "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies", a song by rock band Beyond, adopted as a representative anthem during the 2014 Hong Kong protests
• "Glory to Hong Kong", a protest song by "Thomas dgx yhl" and netizens on LIHKG that was widely popular during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, with some Hongkongers and supporters of democracy in Hong Kong considering the song an anthem that reflects the identity of Hong Kong. For a long time it was the top result on Google search for "national anthem of Hong Kong," which supposedly contributed to its accidental and controversial playing as the anthem of Hong Kong at several international sports events.

References

See also

• Hong Kong Flag
• Coat of Arms of Hong Kong

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