Law Kar-ying took to China's Twitter-like platform Weibo to post a video apologising for 'making remarks of mourning without thinking them through'. Photo: Screengrab from Weibo
A veteran Hong Kong opera star apologised and declared his patriotism on Thursday (Sept 15) after his praise for Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II sparked a backlash among nationalists in China.
Thousands of Hong Kong residents have queued up outside the city's British consulate this week to sign a condolence book for the late monarch who died after 70 years on the throne.
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