Hong Kong team displays wrong-version regional flag at South Korea leg; Rugby Union says it was handed over by fan and believes there was no improper intent
港隊南韓站展錯版區旗 欖總：由球迷交予、信無不妥企圖
The Hong Hong Kong China Rugby Union Rugby Union, which was recently embroiled in a controversy over the wrong national anthem being played, has become involved in another dispute after the Hong Kong representative team was accused of using a “wrong-version regional flag” during a match. In a statement, the Hong Hong Kong China Rugby Union Rugby Union said the flag was handed to the team by a fan from the stands during the awards ceremony when the Chinese national anthem was played, and said it believed the fan’s act “was not malicious or intended to cause any impropriety.”
近日捲入播錯國歌風波的香港欖球總會再陷爭議，香港代表隊出賽期間被指使用「錯版區旗」。香港欖球總會發聲明回應，指該面區旗是在頒獎禮播放中國國歌時，由一名球迷從觀眾席上交予球隊，相信球迷行為「並沒有惡意或任何不妥的企圖」。