National Anthem Ordinance
Part 3
Ord. No. 2 of 2020
Section 8
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(7) Proceedings may only be commenced for an offence under this section before whichever is the earlier of the following—
- (a) the end of the period of 1 year after the date on which the offence is discovered by, or comes to the notice of, the Commissioner of Police;
- (b) the end of the period of 2 years after the date on which the offence is committed.
(8) In this section—
insult (侮辱), in relation to the national anthem, means to undermine the dignity of the national anthem as a symbol and sign of the People’s Republic of China;
publish (發布) includes—
- (a) to communicate to the public in any form, including speaking, writing, printing, displaying notices, broadcasting, screening and playing of tapes or other recorded material; and
- (b) to distribute, disseminate or make available to the public.
8. Music, words or score to be regarded as national anthem, or its lyrics or its score
For the purposes of this Part—
- (a) a piece of music (whether or not including words intended to be sung or spoken with the music) is to be regarded as the national anthem if the piece of music so closely resembles the national anthem as to lead to the reasonable belief that the piece of music is the national anthem or a part of the national anthem;
