The Hong Kong government is considering a law that prohibits masking.
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In Hong Kong, where protests continue, there are many citizens who participate in activities with masks etc. hidden in order to prevent identification, and it is clear that high-ranking officials of the Hong Kong government are considering enacting new laws prohibiting masking Did. Participants in the demonstration are repelled as aiming to suppress protests.
In protests in Hong Kong since June, many citizens participated with masks and goggles hiding their faces to prevent the police from identifying themselves and protecting themselves from tear gas. It is.
Concerning this, lawmakers of pro-Chinese lawsuits are calling for the enactment of the “mask-in-law” because the demonstrations have been intensifying by hiding their faces, the Hong Kong government ’s attorney general also said, “ There are many problems to be solved, but I am researching related laws, ”he said.
As for the “Mask Prohibition Law,” an overseas version of the Chinese Communist Party's newspaper “People's Daily” also published a criticism last week that “the Hong Kong government hopes to make a decision without hesitation,” and the Chinese government wants to calm the demonstration. It seems to support the establishment.
On the other hand, among the democratic legislators and demonstrators, the “No Masking Law” has been repelled as it aims to suppress the protests themselves.
A 35-year-old man who is participating in protests in masks says, “We are absolutely against legislation. If we do not protect ourselves, there is a risk that they will be unfairly treated, including police detention.” I was talking.