Hong Kong court rejects bid to suspend mask ban
07 October 2019 |
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A Hong Kong judge has rejected a bid from the city's pro-democracy legislators to suspend the government's ban on wearing face masks at protests. Mass demonstrations have continued in defiance of the ban.
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