HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong's Court of Appeal on Thursday (April 9) ruled that a blanket government ban on face masks was unconstitutional, at a time when most Hong Kong people are wearing them in the hope of warding off the new coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that a blanket government ban on face masks was unconstitutional, at a time when most Hong Kong people are wearing them in the hope of warding off the new coronavirus.
At the time, many protesters wore masks to hide their identities from the authorities and also from their employers, particularly if they had close connections to Beijing.The contentious ban on masks was ruled unconstitutional by the High Court in November, a decision that riled Beijing and led to an appeal.
"It creates lots of fear and confusion, so there's only one solution, I call upon Chief Executive Carrie Lam to repeal this law," said pro-democracy lawmaker Dennis Kwok, adding that the priority now should be to focus on battling the coronavirus.Thursday's ruling also found that providing the police with powers to remove facial coverings was also unconstitutional.
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