Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong member and solicitor, Johnny Ip Chun-yuen, said the national flag raised upside down at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts this morning was "shameful."

In a Facebook post, he said even the court is taking the lead in desecrating the national flag and that no wonder the sentence for a flag desecration case yesterday was "so light."

A 21-year-old man was ordered to perform 200 hours of community service by the Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts yesterday for desecrating the national flag during anti-government protests in Sha Tin last month.

Ip said later the flag was raised upright. Photo: Johnny Ip Chun-yuen.