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Hong Kong Court Rejects Injunction to Suspend Anti-Mask Law for the Second Time

Hong Kong Court Rejects Injunction to Suspend Anti-Mask Law for the Second Time
Lawmaker Dennis Kwok speaks to journalists outside the High Court as he and some 23 other lawmakers seek an emergency injunction in a bid to overturn a face mask ban in Hong Kong on Oct. 6, 2019. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Hong Kong’s high court has rejected a plea from 24 pro-democracy camp lawmakers’ to suspend a controversial law that bans face masks at protests.

The anti-mask law went into effect at midnight on Oct. 4 after Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam invoked her emergency powers to implement the mask ban in an attempt to quell protests now in their 17th week.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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