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Hong Kong protesters rage as leader Carrie Lam bans them wearing masks under emergency law
UPDATED ON: OCTOBER 4, 2019 / 10:39 AM / CBS/AP. CBS NEWS Hong Kong — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam banned protesters from wearing masks Friday in a hardening of the government's stance on the territory's most disruptive crisis since it reverted to Chinese rule in 1997. Lam announced the ban at an afternoon news conference where she decried a recent escalation of violence after four months of anti-government demonstrations. The mask ban, imposed under a colonial-era Emergency Ordinance, takes effect Saturday and applies to any procession of more than 30 people and any assembly over 50-strong, but exempts those who wear masks for "legitimate need," according to Secretary of Security John Lee Ka-Chiu. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio said Lam invoked the Emergency Ordinance but insisted it "does not mean Hong Kong is in a state of emergency." She said the decision was made with an objective "to end violence and return to peace," but it only angered pro-democracy protesters further. Thousands poured into Hong Kong's streets wearing masks, eager to show defiance against the looming ban. read more |
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