播错国歌｜香港榄总：上月获亚洲榄总确认将播中国国歌有对话纪录

11月13日在韩国举行的亚洲七人榄球系列赛第二站香港对韩国决赛中，主办机构误把香港修例风波期间示威者常用歌曲《愿荣光归香港》当成中国国歌播放。《韩国时报》 (The Korea Times)引述韩国站主办方称，有向各参赛队伍要求提交其国歌版本供播放，但“未能”取得（failed to get）香港队提供的国歌。
香港榄总今午（15日）最新回应指，上月已获亚洲榄总确认，倘港队打入决赛时，将播放中国国歌代表港队，并强调有相关的对话纪录。榄总又指，日后再遇类似情况（播错国歌），必定即时退赛。

香港榄总：日后再遇类似情况必即时退赛

香港榄总今午（15日）最新回应指，早于10月23日亚洲揽总已向港队确认，香港代表队的国歌是《义勇军进行曲》，倘港队打入决赛会播放此曲。香港榄总又指，一直持有相关对话纪录。

榄总又指，早于10月底的泰国赛，港队亦曾奏起正确国歌，亦肯定当打入决赛时，港队的代表歌曲一定是《义勇军进行曲》。榄总重申，亚洲榄总有责任确保遵守规则，包括展示正确国旗及播放正确国旗。

香港榄总又申，今次事件对港人做成明显伤害，倘未来再发生相似情况，港队将会立即退赛，并期望亚洲榄总不会再犯同样错误。

不过，今次榄总声明内，未有提及何时或以何种方式，向亚洲榄总递交国歌的播放档案。

文体旅局：榄总十月下旬已向亚洲橄榄球总会确认一直沿用的中国国歌连结

根据香港榄球总会初步汇报，榄总于十月下旬向亚洲橄榄球总会确认了亚洲橄榄球总会一直沿用的中国国歌连结，以作为香港代表队出席亚洲七人榄球系列赛各巡回站比赛使用。在系列赛第一站（泰国），香港代表队晋身决赛播放国歌时并无出错，但在第二站（韩国）播放时却出现错误，这点正是对事件作出调查的范围之一。

香港榄总11月15日下午最新声明全文：

Statement on National Anthems at Asia Rugby Competitions

[Hong Kong, 15 November 2022]: The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) has issued the following on the confirmation of national anthems to be played should Hong Kong reach competition finals on the Asia Rugby Sevens Series:

For an abundance of clarity, the HKRU notes that The March of the Volunteers has been played on all previously relevant Asia Rugby occasions involving the Hong Kong teams for the past 25 years - including at the same tournament at the same venue in South Korea in October 2021, as well as at fifteen-a-side matches played there - the most recent of which was a few months ago in July 2022.

On 23 October, Asia Rugby’s competition management team confirmed directly with the Hong Kong team management that The March of the Volunteers was the correct anthem to be played should Hong Kong reach a cup final during the ensuing competition. Hong Kong confirmed that this was correct and the HKRU is in possession of messages substantiating this interaction.

Accordingly, the national anthem was played at the series event in Thailand at end October and was expected to be played at every cup final that defending champions Hong Kong may reach on the series.

At no point were HKRU or Series organizers Asia Rugby informed that Korea Rugby Union intended to play anthems it had sourced on its own via the internet, or any other unauthorized versions of the national anthem other than that as confirmed by the HKRU to Asia Rugby.

Asia Rugby, its tournament hosts, and all of its participating unions are expected to abide by all conventions around the display of the national flags and anthems at competitions. As a founding member of Asia Rugby, the HKRU considers such compliance a condition of participation.

While we accept that this was an unintentional error it has caused significant harm to the team and people of Hong Kong. Future errors of this type shall necessitate the team’s immediate withdrawal from competition. The HKRU has expressed its extreme dissatisfaction with this issue and has requested suitable assurances that this error will never be repeated.