#LIVE: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to announce introduction of anti-mask law https://sc.mp/637tb #hongkongprotests
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#LIVE: Lam says: "Protests have become more frequent, rioters have staged organised damage, while residents and companies in Hong Kong are worried, and people are asking if Hong Kong can restore order" https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Carrie Lam says the proportion of students among the arrested has surged from 25 per cent from June to August, to 38 per cent since the new school year started in September https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: According to a circular sent out by the Education Bureau to all schools at 3pm, the anti-mask law will take effect from midnight https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Lam says: “We can't allow the escalation of violence and have been exploring possible laws to curb violence. This morning, I convened the special meeting of Exco and decided to enact the Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation."https://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: Lam says nearly all protesters at illegal assemblies wear masks to evade legal consequences. "We hope the law can create a deterrent effect. The decision is not an easy one, but necessary."https://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: Security minister Lee says those who break the anti-mask law can be sentenced to one year in prison, or fined HK$25,000 https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Anti-government protesters and workers in Central have responded to Carrie Lam’s announcement of the anti-mask law by chanting "Hongkongers, resist". Hundreds are rallying at the intersection of Des Voeux Road Central and Pedder Street https://sc.mp/637tb pic.twitter.com/YPXYAF3AyI
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#LIVE: Former student leader Lester Shum says he will submit a judicial review against the government's anti-mask law at 5pm today https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A journalist asks whether the use of the emergency law will open a Pandora's box. Lam only answers that the protests have lasted for months, she hopes they will die down gradually and the government has to be cautious https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Asked if invoking the emergency law will deal another blow to Hong Kong’s economy and financial markets, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says: "We are adamant that Hong Kong remains very competitive" https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: On whether journalists are exempted under the regulation, John Lee says the regulation would exempt those with needs pertaining to occupation, religion and health, and reporters fall into this scopehttps://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: Carrie Lam says she will make an announcement to withdraw the anti-mask law if it is no longer needed. On judicial challenges against the legislation, Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng says she has no knowledge of cases filed so farhttps://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: Numbers have swelled on Des Voeux Road Central after 4pm, with more office workers joining a spontaneous expression of anger against the anti-mask law. About 500 people are gathered now, and traffic on the road has stopped since 1pm https://sc.mp/637tb pic.twitter.com/S06nOImilO
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#LIVE: When asked if she has Beijing's approval for the decision to introduce the mask regulations, Lam says: “As in all other things relating to this exercise, I have said this is handled in Hong Kong within the ‘one country, two systems’ principles”https://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: Hong Kong businessman Allan Zeman rejects claims that investor confidence would be affected by the emergency law. "At the moment, the thing that’s more worrying for investors is the violence that is going on almost every day in Hong Kong"https://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: John Lee says marches have proceeded peacefully in the past 22 years, but the proliferation of masks in recent months has resulted in chaos at public assemblies https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Street demonstrations are breaking out in the wake of Lam's announcement on the mask regulations. Hundreds of demonstrators, many of whom are covering their faces, have set up barricades in Waterloo Road, a major thoroughfare in Kowloon Tong https://sc.mp/637tb pic.twitter.com/qSOHQsiEMX
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#LIVE: More than 100 people, mostly masked secondary school students, are staging a sit-in at Yoho Mall in Yuen Long as they chant: "Hongkongers, resist!" https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/wgAtM34kMk
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#LIVE: The rush to get home amid the threat of protests following Lam’s mask announcement has led to big queues at Causeway Bay metro station. The queue at exit A reaches all the way to Times Square shopping centre https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/txe84jtyaC
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#LIVE: Protesters have started a fire by burning barricades set up on Connaught Road, a major thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island https://sc.mp/637tb#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/qUhL3tdd4N
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#LIVE: Former student leader Lester Shum and retired civil servant Kwok Cheuk-kin have filed their judicial challenges against the just revealed anti-mask law at the High Court https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/xezVBdXNdw
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#LIVE: MTR Corp says it will arrange train services according to the situation, including closing station exits, skipping stations or closing them. "Based on safety considerations, the above arrangement may be implemented any time without prior notice"https://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: The hundreds of protesters who have overtaken Connaught Road Central are thinking about what to do next. They started marching westward but then returned towards Pedder Street after hearing police might be on their way https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/HWpZUAQNo0
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#LIVE: Protesters in Central have reached the Harbour Building, towards Sheung Wan. They have built barricades to block Connaught Road https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/sV70aKcZNy
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#LIVE: Protesters are occupying various major roads, including Pedder Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Man Yiu Street and Man Cheung Street, causing serious obstruction to traffic, police say. They warn protesters to stop their illegal acts immediatelyhttps://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters in Central have smashed two windows of the MX restaurant, operated by Maxim's Group, on the corner of Douglas Street and Connaught Road Central. They have also started a fire outside the nearby Chinese General Chamber of Commerce https://sc.mp/637tb pic.twitter.com/ghotgxFD2V
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#LIVE: Dozens of protesters are surrounding a man on Connaught Road Central who, according to witnesses, has photographed demonstrators' faces. The demonstrators demand that he delete his photos https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/D5qZHuGzVB
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#LIVE: Police have cancelled tonight’s training of frontline commanders on enforcing the new rules on covering faces. The sessions were called off with police fearing mass disturbances across the city https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A spokesman for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Yang Gang, says in a statement that the anti-mask law is “legal, legitimate and reasonable” and “absolutely necessary”. He says Hong Kong's chaos cannot be allowed to continue indefinitelyhttps://sc.mp/637tbShow this thread -
#LIVE: Kwun Tong MTR has closed because of “an escalation of the situation”, the MTR Corporation says, urging everyone to leave the station https://sc.mp/637tb#hongkongprotestsShow this thread - 13 more replies
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