Hong Kong's cabinet will meet Friday to invoke emergency powers to tackle spiraling protests and lawlessness, starting with a ban on people wearing masks that are used to protect themselves from tear gas or hide their identities, people familiar with the plan said.
Although the law confers sweeping powers on the city's leader to deal with emergencies, Mrs. Lam is proposing very limited use, to stop people from wearing masks that have become a fixture of protests, the person said.
Mrs. Lam last month pledged to withdraw an unpopular extradition law that triggered mass street protests in early June.
North Dakota passed an antimask law in 2017 in response to protests over an oil pipeline.
Many other protesters wear surgical masks to help hide their faces during assemblies, and some have started to wear Guy Fawkes masks seen at other protests around the world.
Surgical masks have been worn by people in Hong Kong in offices, streets and subways to prevent the spread of germs since the SARS epidemic killed hundreds in the city in 2003.
The city's influential Junior Police Officers' Association called Wednesday for officials to adopt emergency laws to enable officers to better tackle protests.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-to-invoke-emergency-powers-to-ban-masks-at-protests-11570089982?mod=hp_lead_pos5
Although the law confers sweeping powers on the city's leader to deal with emergencies, Mrs. Lam is proposing very limited use, to stop people from wearing masks that have become a fixture of protests, the person said.
Mrs. Lam last month pledged to withdraw an unpopular extradition law that triggered mass street protests in early June.
North Dakota passed an antimask law in 2017 in response to protests over an oil pipeline.
Many other protesters wear surgical masks to help hide their faces during assemblies, and some have started to wear Guy Fawkes masks seen at other protests around the world.
Surgical masks have been worn by people in Hong Kong in offices, streets and subways to prevent the spread of germs since the SARS epidemic killed hundreds in the city in 2003.
The city's influential Junior Police Officers' Association called Wednesday for officials to adopt emergency laws to enable officers to better tackle protests.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-to-invoke-emergency-powers-to-ban-masks-at-protests-11570089982?mod=hp_lead_pos5
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