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		</div><p>Thousands of Hong Kong football fans booed loudly and turned their backs when the Chinese national anthem was played before a World Cup qualifier match against Iran.</p>
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<p>The move took the city’s months of protests into the sports realm.</p>
<p>The crowd broke out into Glory To Hong Kong, a song reflecting their campaign for more democratic freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.</p>
<p>After the match started, fans chanted Fight For Freedom and Revolution Of Our Times</p>
<figure id="attachment_139761" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-139761" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-139761" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/716D0106-25C0-4874-9F5C-906E161A2B36.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-139761" class="wp-caption-text">Hong Kong fans turn their back and boo the Chinese national anthem as they chant Hong Kong is not China</figcaption></figure>
<p>One person carried a blue poster that read: “Hong Kong is not China.”</p>
<p>Hong Kong has been plagued by protests since June over an extradition bill that would have sent some residents to mainland China for trial.</p>
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<p>The government promised last week to withdraw the bill but that failed to placate the protesters, whose demands now include democratic reforms and police accountability.</p>
<p>Fans were already chanting slogans as they streamed into the Hong Kong Stadium.</p>
<p>Security was tight, with fans frisked to ensure they did not bring in political materials and other prohibited items.</p>
<p>Iran, Asia’s top team, had sought to move the match, citing safety concerns over the unrest, but the request was rejected by Fifa, football’s governing body.</p>
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<p>Stadium announcers said 14,000 spectators attended the game.</p>
<p>In July, Hong Kong fans chanted slogans and waved banners when English Premier League champions Manchester City played local team Kitchee at the stadium.</p>
<p>Many see the extradition bill as a glaring example of the city’s eroding autonomy since the former British colony returned to Chinese control in 1997.</p>
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<p>Clashes have become increasingly violent, with police firing tear gas after protesters vandalised underground stations, set street fires and blocked traffic over the weekend.</p>
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