Hong Kong Rally continued to be restricted to 51 or more people banned from meeting
The Hong Kong government announced that the measures to ban rallies due to countermeasures against the new coronavirus will be relaxed from 9 or more people to 51 or more people, but the restrictions will continue. Democratic groups are planning a march on the 1st of next month as China's introduction of "national security legislation" is imminent, and democratic lawmakers and others have oppositioned as oppression to crack down on protest activities I am.
The Hong Kong government has continued to limit measures against more than 51 people, which has been continued for 18 days due to new coronavirus measures on the 16th, prohibiting gathering in public places with more than 9 people Then I announced.
In Hong Kong, except for those who have returned from abroad, infections have been almost suppressed, and citizens' lives are returning to normal, but this measure is until the next month.
Amidst the impending introduction of the "National Security Law" in Hong Kong by China, a democratic group that has hosted a large-scale demonstration march is planning a march again on the 1st of next month. It has been pointed out that the above measures may be to crack down on protests.
Regarding this, the Hong Kong government said, "It is a measure that considers public health and has no political intention."
On the other hand, Democratic lawmakers and others are urging that "it is political repression that restricts only meetings without restricting restaurants and crowded trains."