- Title: Masked protesters form a human chain in Hong Kong
- Date: 5th October 2019
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (OCTOBER 5, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING HANDS TO FORM HUMAN CHAIN WALKING ON HONG KONG STREETS PROTESTER HOLDING UP BACK FLAG TO STOP TRAFFIC WHEN OTHER PROTESTERS CROSSING ROAD VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING HANDS VARIOUS OF HUMAN CHAIN WALKING VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING HANDS CHANTING MINIATURE OF STATUE CALLED "LADY LIBERTY HONG KONG"
- Embargoed: 19th October 2019 11:31
- Keywords: Hong Kong protests human chain
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001AZTJBYF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Masked protesters formed a human chain in Hong Kong on Saturday (October 5) in defiance of leader Carrie Lam, who announced emergency laws that would include banning face masks at protests.
The ban on face masks, which took effect on Saturday, was ordered under emergency laws allowing authorities to "make any regulations whatsoever" in what they deem to be the public interest.
But the move enraged protesters, who took to the streets to vent their anger, many wearing masks in defiance of the ban.
The increasingly violent demonstrations that have roiled the city for four months began in opposition to a bill introduced in April that would have allowed extradition to mainland China, but they have since spiraled into a broader pro-democracy movement.
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