The message to listeners is that despite the unhappiness and uncertainty of our time, Hong Kong people will not surrender.' In an interview with Stand News, the composer explained his motivation to compose a new protest song for Hong Kong in place of songs commonly sung during protests such as ' Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies' and 'Glory Days', two songs by Hong Kong band Beyond, describing the songs as 'not unpleasant to listen to', but that their rhythm was somewhat out of place with the atmosphere during protests. In an interview with Time magazine, the author-composer said: 'Music is a tool for unity, I really felt like we needed a song to unite us and boost our morale. Hong Kong protesters previously sung ' Do You Hear the People Sing?' and ' Sing Hallelujah to the Lord' as protest anthems, before adopting 'Glory to Hong Kong' as their main anthem. An orchestral music video with SATB chorus was uploaded to YouTube on 11 September 2019, reaching 1.5 million views within a week.

The song went viral within a few days across various social media, followed by the emergence of versions in English and other languages. The song's music video, comprising scenes from demonstrations, was uploaded to YouTube on 31 August 2019. After receiving suggestions from the forum users, he modified the lyrics, including the incorporation of the phrase ' Liberate Hong Kong revolution of our times' ( Chinese: 光復香港，時代革命 Cantonese Yale: Gwōngfuhk hēunggóng, sìhdoih gaakmihng), a motto at the protests. Thomas, a music composer and Cantonese-language lyricist, first posted an instrumental version of 'Glory to Hong Kong' and its lyrics on 26 August 2019 to LIHKG, an online forum where pro-democracy Hongkongers exchange views. 6.1 Copyright infringement by secondary creations.There are also numerous versions in English and other languages. Since the song's publication, it has been sung at most demonstrations. 'Glory to Hong Kong', according to the composer, was created 'to boost protesters' morale and unite people'.

Since widespread protests in Hong Kong erupted in early June 2019, various songs that symbolise democracy, such as ' Do You Hear The People Sing' from Les Misérables, have been sung by protesters on different occasions as their anthems.

It has been adopted as the anthem of these protests, with some considering it the ' national anthem of Hong Kong'. It was initially written in Cantonese and was eventually developed into various language versions. ' Glory to Hong Kong' is a march that was composed and written by a musician under the pseudonym 'Thomas dgx yhl', with the contribution of a group of Hongkonger netizens from the online forum LIHKG during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. Jyun 6 Wing 4gwong 1 Gwai 1 Hoeng 1gong 2 'Glory to Hong Kong' orchestra and chorus edition on YouTube 'Glory to Hong Kong' official English version on YouTube

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