Retired Teacher Distributes ‘Hong Kong, Add Oil’ Towels to Students, School Calls Police

The catchphrase “Hong Kong, add oil” printed on the towel was created and first used by Hongkongers to encourage each other during the anti-extradition campaign in 2019. After the passage of the national security law, Hong Kong entered a state of dormancy, and many event organizers simply prohibited participants wearing attire bearing these words. Depiction  by The Epoch Times

In the 2021 Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon, contestants were not allowed to participate in the event wearing attire bearing the words “Hong Kong, add oil.” A slogan that was widely used in the 2019 democracy movement.

The Marathon committee said it was a political message. And the police recorded the contestants’ information if there were wearing anything with the slogan.