Both the Hong Kong government and a group of opposition lawmakers plan to take last month’s Court of Appeal ruling on the city’s controversial mask ban to the city’s highest court. Photo: Sam Tsang Both the Hong Kong government and a group of opposition lawmakers plan to take last month’s Court of Appeal ruling on the city’s controversial mask ban to the city’s highest court. Photo: Sam Tsang
Both the Hong Kong government and a group of opposition lawmakers plan to take last month’s Court of Appeal ruling on the city’s controversial mask ban to the city’s highest court. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong /  Politics

Hong Kong mask ban proponents, foes both plan to appeal recent ruling at city’s top court

  • April ruling left few happy, with justice department and opposition lawmakers eager to settle issues at Court of Final Appeal
  • Former top judge Henry Litton says appeal court left police in tough position by ‘yielding to ideology rather than practical considerations’

Topic |   Hong Kong protests
Alvin Lum
Alvin Lum

Updated: 11:33pm, 2 May, 2020

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Both the Hong Kong government and a group of opposition lawmakers plan to take last month’s Court of Appeal ruling on the city’s controversial mask ban to the city’s highest court. Photo: Sam Tsang Both the Hong Kong government and a group of opposition lawmakers plan to take last month’s Court of Appeal ruling on the city’s controversial mask ban to the city’s highest court. Photo: Sam Tsang
Both the Hong Kong government and a group of opposition lawmakers plan to take last month’s Court of Appeal ruling on the city’s controversial mask ban to the city’s highest court. Photo: Sam Tsang
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