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Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers, bans protesters' face masks
Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers, bans protesters' face masks
Agence France-Presse
Published Oct 04, 2019 03:41 PM PHT
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Updated Oct 04, 2019 09:59 PM PHT
An anti-government protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask attends a protest in Sham Shui Po district on China's National Day in Hong Kong, China October 1, 2019. Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's leader on Friday announced a ban on protesters wearing face masks, invoking colonial-era emergency powers, in a bid to end months of violent protests.
"We believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against masked violent protesters and rioters, and will assist the police in its law enforcement," chief executive Carrie Lam said.
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