Hong Kong court reinstates mask ban ahead of elections

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A Hong Kong court reverses course and lets a government ban on wearing face masks at protests stand for one more week, until after elections.

Intrigue over district council elections marks one more way Hong Kong has devolved into a semi-functioning territory with a crisis that appears more intractable with each passing day.In granting the one-week reprieve, the High Court said it was giving the government time to appeal the decision and seek a longer suspension from the Court of Appeal.

Asked if the police presence would make voters feel uncomfortable, Tang said it will make citizens “feel safe to go out and vote.” Most of the protesters who took over the campus last week have left, but an unknown number have remained inside, hoping somehow to avoid arrest.

 

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