defiling the national flag 玷污國旗

defiling the national flag
繁：玷污國旗
简：玷污国旗

立法會議員、熱血公民主席鄭松泰去年在立法會會議內，兩度把建制派議員桌上國旗和區旗展示品「倒插」，他否認侮辱國旗區旗兩罪，控辯雙方今作結案陳辭，爭議「玷污」國旗的意思。

鄭松泰倒插國旗區旗案結案陳辭　控辯雙方爭議「玷污」意思（2017年9月15日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170915/s00001/1505454216195

It is an offence to desecrate the national or regional flags by methods such as “burning, mutilating, scrawling on, defiling or trampling on it.” It carries a maximum penalty of a HK$50,000 fine and three years behind bars.

Court to proceed with case of localist lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai’s alleged ‘desecration’ of flags. (2017, September 15). Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved from https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/07/court-proceed-case-localist-lawmaker-cheng-chung-tais-alleged-desecration-flags