“The previously removed tracks have been re-listed on major music platforms in the form of a ‘2023 edition’ album, and three new tracks have been added. However, the songs may not be shown on some platforms due to various processing times.”

The creator said it also took time to restore the original album that had been removed earlier and asked people to wait patiently, thanking them for their support and trust.

All newly uploaded songs were labelled as 2023 editions and credited to “Thomas and Hongkongers”.

ThomasDGX & HongKongers had earlier said the tune was removed as it was dealing with technical issues unrelated to streaming platforms, apologising for the “temporary service disruption”.

On YouTube, one of the few platforms that has not removed the tune, new versions of the song were added on Saturday by user Emubands Ltd.

According to its user page, Emubands is based in Glasgow and was formed in 2005 as a digital distribution service for artists and record labels to sell music online.

‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song to be banned? Government files court injunction

The six remastered renditions include the original and remixes, while two new tracks are a tinkling music-box style version and a live orchestral tune.

The remastered version of the original song had attracted more than 5,000 views on YouTube by Monday.

Accompanying videos for the songs comprise just one picture showing a night shot of Lion Rock featuring lights and hikers, with the words “Glory to Hong Kong 2023” splashed across the image.

A Hong Kong court is due to hear the government’s application for an injunction to ban the song’s circulation on July 21.

The court ban, if granted, would prevent those harbouring criminal intent from “broadcasting, performing, printing, publishing, selling, offering for sale, distributing, disseminating, displaying or reproducing” the tune “in any way”.

Apart from the controversial tune, the creator also uploaded another protest-related song, which included a remastered version and a new orchestral track.

The proposed ban came after organisers of several overseas sports events had wrongly played “Glory to Hong Kong” instead of Chinese national anthem “March of the Volunteers”. Most of the errors stemmed from top search results on Google for “Hong Kong national anthem”.

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The California-based tech giant has refused to alter what it said were algorithm-determined results, prompting a warning by Beijing that the company had an obligation to disseminate correct information.

A spokesman for the Department of Justice said it was inappropriate to comment on the case as relevant legal proceedings were still ongoing.

Litigation lawyer Joshua Chu Kiu-wah, who focuses on technology, said it was now hard to determine how the injunction would affect the songs stored on people’s smartphones, regardless of the different versions available.

“As the scope of the injunction is presently unknown, with much of the court documents not made available, it is hard to comment based on the ambit of the information available in the public domain. The rationale relied upon by the government to apply for the injunction, along with the specifications of the order sought, is still largely unclear,” said the lawyer, who has read the government’s relevant legal documents.