Carrie Lam announces face mask ban to counter Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced sweeping emergency laws, including the banning of face masks at protests, in an unprecedented move to ease months of violent unrest in the Chinese-ruled city.

VIDEO: REUTERS

[Kenneth-jtul]

Adding oil to current fire situation. This not going to end well.

[ThePrestoul]

In a chaos cause by law, she is making new law.

[shengyi]

Hope they don’t end up with JOKER Or clown masks

[mikezhang]

Violence must end in HK.

Anti-mask law enacted in world
New York State, United States1845
Italy 1975 .
Germen 1985.
Norway 1995.
Denmark 2000 .
Austria 2002.
Sweden 2005.
France 2010
Belgium 2011.
Canada, Spain 2013.
So do HK.

[leekh]

Now is to enforce it and take serious measures.

[simmonslack]

Your school mistress mentality in this situation is not going to help, Carrie.

[bedoksuperman]

the situation will be controlable or not that is hongkong problem, but you people talk alot here, ask yourself what actually you people intended to see hongkong become ? non stop riots ?? or progress of hongkong . if you people are not belong to hongkong please stay by your side shut up

[Zeeebra]

LOL totally working the way they intended man, if thats the case, anyone can become a polition ha

[kaesonteo]

What if there is Haze? Isn’t Hong Kong also kind of polluted to?

[veekwok]

It is mind boggling how every time Carrie Lam came out to say something about the protest, it will only escalate the situation. Literally 加油, add oil to the protest.

[MegaTonyng]

Time for Carrie Lam to step down. Incompetent leaders have to recognise the harm they are doing and step aside

[TommoC]

Hope that law applies to the poor excuse for police officers who cover their faces and hide their identification badges

[AL-tjye]

Like this will stop protesters, naive?!!!

[kealee]

Support HK government for moving with anti mask, then these rioters will be punished later

[lynnsim]

Impose fine, cane & jail term for offenders. Heavier fine, cane & jail term for repeat offenders. Law and order need to place in Hong Kong. Freedom meant nothing if there is no peace and prosperity in Hong Kong. Rioters are hopeless. They only vandalise and drain Hong Kong further. Still have to feed them if impose jail term. *sigh Rioters, bring up Hong Kong GDP than talk.

[ВинзэнтКок]

Just give in to their five demands and everything will be settled, why escalate the situation?

[panzerkampfwageniv]

Violence must end in HK.

Anti-mask law enacted in world
New York State, United States1845
Italy 1975 .
Germen 1985.
Norway 1995.
Denmark 2000 .
Austria 2002.
Sweden 2005.
France 2010
Belgium 2011.
Canada, Spain 2013.
So do HK