[HK to outlaw acts desecrating Chinese flag on the internet] The Hong Kong government has announced plans to outlaw the desecration of the Chinese national flag and national emblem on the internet by amending the National Flag and National Emblem Ordinance (NFNEO). The National Flag and National Emblem (Amendment) Bill 2021 proposes banning people from “publicly and intentionally desecrating the national flag or national emblem by burning, mutilating, scrawling on, defiling or trampling on it or its image.” The amendments would also outlaw the publication of desecrating acts, meaning that “public and intentional desecrating acts in relation to the national...