According to the South China Morning Post, opposition member Raymond Chan was tackled as he tried to leave, and other opposition members poured a foul-smelling brown liquid into the hall where the vote took place, so that the vote could be canceled.

Under the new law, insults against or abuse of the national anthem "The Volunteer's March" can result in fines not exceeding 60,000 Swedish kronor or a maximum of three years in prison.