People wearing masks protest against the government’s Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, on October 31, 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang People wearing masks protest against the government’s Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, on October 31, 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
People wearing masks protest against the government’s Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, on October 31, 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
Henry Litton
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Henry Litton

Why challengers of Hong Kong’s anti-mask law have no case

  • By declaring the mask ban unconstitutional, the High Court judges arrogated to themselves the power to determine Hong Kong’s ‘constitutional order’
  • However, soon after the handover, all laws, including the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, had been scrutinised to ensure they did not contravene the Basic Law

Henry Litton
Henry Litton

Updated: 6:21am, 20 Jan, 2020

Why you can trust SCMP
People wearing masks protest against the government’s Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, on October 31, 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang People wearing masks protest against the government’s Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, on October 31, 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
People wearing masks protest against the government’s Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, on October 31, 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Henry Litton

Henry Litton

Henry Litton is a retired Court of Final Appeal judge and author of "Is the Hong Kong Judiciary Sleepwalking to 2047?".