香港立法禁止侮辱中國國旗 把五星改成「病毒圖形」的行為將入罪

【彭博】-- 香港立法會周三通過了《國旗及國徽（修訂）條例草案》，把侮辱中國國旗——包括在互聯網上——的行為界定為違法。

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根據該修正案，倒掛、踐踏國旗或把上面的五星圖案改成病毒圖形都涉嫌犯罪，或招致三年監禁或5萬港元（6,423美元）罰款。

疫情爆發初期出現過用五個病毒圖形取代國旗上五顆星的「惡搞」行為，人們當時指責中國是Covid-19發源地。

「立法原意是禁止一切公開和故意侮辱國旗及國徽的行為，不論有關行為是在現實生活中抑或在虛擬世界中作出，」立法會報告說道。

原文標題Hong Kong Bans Replacing China Flag’s Stars With ‘Virus Shapes’

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