Anthem Augmentation

What's the government to do when Hong Kongers dislike that the Chinese national anthem is played before the nightly news?

View large image Increase the video's running time to 60 seconds.

Resistance is futile.

Have you ever wondered about the lyrics? Here they are, in English:

Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves;
With our very flesh and blood
Let us build our new Great Wall!
The peoples of China are at their most critical time,
Everybody must roar defiance.
Arise! Arise! Arise!
Millions of hearts with one mind,
Brave the enemy's gunfire,
March on!
Brave the enemy's gunfire,
March on! March on! March on, on!

Have a listen* while you're at it.

Considering Hong Kong's former colonial history, and that many Hong Kongers escaped the mainland to avoid communist rule, is it any wonder folks are reluctant to embrace the nation?

And if they don't like it, the government would be only too happy to increase the anthem's length to its full 90 seconds.

* .mp3 file; 1.5Mb; 1:30 length

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