bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

sponsorType

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

Rachel Blundy

A new song released by the Hong Kong government to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover has been subjected to merciless mockery by music lovers, who branded it “fake” and “scary”.
Hong Kong Our Home, which is just one minute long yet reportedly cost HK$190,000 to create, has been slammed ahead of the July 1 anniversary.
The upbeat track was produced by Terrence Ma (T-Ma) and The Voice’s Jay Fung, with vocals from popular Canto-pop artists Hacken Lee, Miriam Yeung, Pakho Chau, Jason Chan, Joyce Cheng, Agatha Kong (AGA), Ken Hung, Alfred Hui and Mag Lam.
Hong Kong government set to spend HK$640 million to celebrate anniversary of city’s handover
The lyrics, written by Jolland Chan, include the lines: “Our beautiful Hong Kong shining ever brighter ... Our beautiful Hong Kong up on the world stage ... Step by step, we will carry on astounding the world as we always have”.


After its release on YouTube recently, Cantonese heavy metal band Charmcharmchu described the track as a “pure disgrace”.

“The title ‘Hong Kong, Our Home’ is not representative; it only shows the fake, good side of the scene here, like other promotional videos by the Hong Kong government,” a band spokesman said.

“The situation in Hong Kong is getting worse every year, in regards to democracy and living standards. Honestly we would not celebrate this handover anniversary.”
But one YouTube commenter, Frederick Poon, was far more complimentary at least about the music video.
“The picture is very dynamic; crossharbour swimming, dragon boat races, tug of war – my favourite sports,” he said.
The song’s music video features clips of the singers recording the track in a studio segmented between clips of sites including the Hong Kong skyline, trail runners, harbour swimmers and dragon boat teams.
Since it was uploaded to the government’s official YouTube site, the Chinese subtitled version has been played more than 11,000 times but has received twice as many “thumbs down” ratings as “thumbs up”.
The song is part of this year’s handover celebrations being coordinated by the government under the theme “Together, Progress, Opportunity”.
Scrapping of ‘immature’ orchestral work hits Hong Kong handover celebration
A previous handover anniversary song produced by the government was also subject to ridicule.
In 2007, the 10th anniversary song Just Because You Are Here prompted a popular parody which has had almost 1 million views on YouTube.
The parody, which features images of former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa, mocked Hong Kong’s lack of universal suffrage, its political leaders and social problems.
It included the lines: “When properties crash, it’s worse than death ... Pawn your pants! Pawn your socks! Pawn Triumph!”


Hong Kong is going through the five stages of grief, before acceptance of fate as a part of China

Hong Kong extradition bill protests blurring the lines between peaceful picket and mob riot

Singapore feels for Hong Kong protesters, but won’t support violence: harmony and stability are core values

No, Hong Kong’s problems were not created by liberal studies: but unaccountable officials may have played a role

Hong Kong handover 20th anniversary

Hong Kong 20th anniversary handover song is mercilessly mocked by music lovers

Miriam Yeung sings the 20th anniversary theme song, which has been panned by critics. Photo: YouTube

Hong Kong thrash metal band Charm Charm Chu

Hong Kong SAR 20th Anniversary Theme Song ÒHong Kong Our HomeÓ Photo: Youtube

News

Hong Kong

Education

Heavy metal band spokesman says song is not representative of the city and is a disgrace, but another commenter appreciates the video


Hong Kong handover 20th anniversary: Celebrations

Hong Kong 20th anniversary handover song is mercilessly mocked by music lovers

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Heavy metal band spokesman says song is not representative of the city and is a disgrace, but another commenter appreciates the video

Heavy metal band spokesman says song is not representative of the city and is a disgrace, but another commenter appreciates the video