Speaking to the media on Sunday, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, said authorities are taking the incident very seriously as the wrong song - a song linked to the 2019 protest movement - has been played in place of the national anthem on multiple occasions.

He also noted that the incident is unacceptable as authorities have issued new guidelines and Hong Kong teams are expected to follow them to prevent the same mistake from happening again.

Yeung said the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee will be responsible for compiling a final incident report and authorities would consider imposing sanctions on the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association if the body was found to have disregarded the guidelines.

In a preliminary report, SF&OC accused the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association of failing to explain when and where the right version of the anthem was provided to tournament organizers.

The federation also said the association failed to hold a proper briefing for athletes telling them what to do if the wrong anthem is played, and instead, the association only informed the athletes through Whatsapp messages.