The government’s ban against wearing masks during public assemblies has been successfully challenged in the High Court. Photo: Felix Wong The government’s ban against wearing masks during public assemblies has been successfully challenged in the High Court. Photo: Felix Wong
The government’s ban against wearing masks during public assemblies has been successfully challenged in the High Court. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong /  Politics

Anti-mask law to quell Hong Kong protests ruled unconstitutional by High Court

  • Judges find government’s use of emergency legislation for mask ban ‘incompatible with the Basic Law’
  • Mainland Chinese legal experts float possibility of another legal interpretation by Beijing

Topic |   Hong Kong protests
Jasmine Siu
Jasmine Siu

Updated: 4:16am, 19 Nov, 2019

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The government’s ban against wearing masks during public assemblies has been successfully challenged in the High Court. Photo: Felix Wong The government’s ban against wearing masks during public assemblies has been successfully challenged in the High Court. Photo: Felix Wong
The government’s ban against wearing masks during public assemblies has been successfully challenged in the High Court. Photo: Felix Wong
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