China News Service, Hong Kong, December 21st (Reporter Wang Jiacheng) The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal issued a verdict on the 21st, dismissing 25 opponents on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s quotation of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance (Emergency Regulations) to establish the "Prohibition of Masking Regulations" The Statute (Prohibition of Face Masking Regulations) ruled that the SAR government won the lawsuit.

Unauthorized assembly, public assembly and public procession are prohibited to use masked objects.

　　The judgment of the Court of Final Appeal pointed out that the further prohibition on the use of masked objects in unauthorized assemblies, public assemblies and public demonstrations is for the legitimate purpose of preventing and preventing peaceful public assemblies from turning into violence.

It is believed that the ban on face-masking regulations has achieved a fair balance between seeking to bring benefits to the society and such restrictions damaging individual rights.

　　The verdict also stated that the undisputed evidence submitted by the government showed that in early October 2019, Hong Kong had already experienced corruption in law and order.

This evidence shows that the ban on face-masking regulations is designed to deal with violence and illegal situations that have lasted for many months, and the relevant circumstances have led the Chief Executive in Council to believe that this constitutes a threat to public security under the emergency regulations.

The use of masked objects emboldened demonstrators and their supporters, allowing individuals to abuse their anonymous identities to avoid legal responsibility and police investigations.

The verdict described the situation on the streets of Hong Kong at that time becoming severe, and citizens were afraid to go out, and road blockages and closed public transportation facilities caused serious inconvenience to the general public.

　　The Court of Final Appeal held that considering the overall interests of Hong Kong and the fact that masked demonstrators act under the concealment of their identities and think that they do not need to be punished by law, they would undermine the rule of law and other factors.

　　On October 4, 2019, the Council of Chief Executives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Council enacted a ban on masking regulations based on the powers conferred by the Emergency Ordinance, prohibiting anyone from using face masks and other masked objects when they are in certain public gatherings.

However, some opponents filed a judicial review of the ordinance on whether it is constitutional.

The ban on face-masking was once invalidated when the Court of First Instance ruled that it violated the Basic Law. The Department of Justice then appealed and was awarded a partial success in the Court of Appeal.

Both parties continued to file a final appeal.

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