Hong Kong mask ban "emergency regulations" triggered October 4, 16:33
At the press conference, the head of the Hong Kong government, Secretary General of the Moon, launched the “Emergency Situation Ordinance” where various rules can be established without approval of the parliament, and when participating in protests with masks etc. Announced that it is prohibited to hide the face.
The “Emergency Situation Ordinance” allows various rules to be established at the discretion of the Secretary-General without the approval of the Legislative Assembly, which is the parliament, and is activated during the British colonial era in 1967. Since the time when citizens rioted.
To prevent the identity of many citizens participating in protests from being identified, masks and goggles are hiding their faces, and the Hong Kong government has the aim of stopping extreme acts by prohibiting this. It seems that.