Hong Kong braces for more protests as lawmakers go to court

The majority of Hong Kong’s subway stations remained closed Sunday as the city braced for more protests with pro-democracy activists vowing to hit the streets and opposition lawmakers trying to overturn a face mask ban.

Pro-democracy lawmakers are seeking an emergency injunction later Sunday in a bid to overturn the face mask ban and declare the emergency powers invalid because they bypass the city’s legislature. “If this emergency law just gets a pass just like that Hong Kong will be deemed into a very black hole.”Hong Kong has been battered by four months of huge and increasingly violent pro-democracy protests.

The worst clashes to date erupted on Tuesday as China celebrated 70 years of Communist Party rule, with a teenager shot and wounded by police as he attacked an officer. Major supermarket chains and malls announced they were closing leading to long lines and panic buying as residents stocked up on essentials.

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