Clashes as Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers to ban face masks

Hong Kong's leader invoked colonial-era emergency powers Friday, October 4, to ban protesters wearing face masks, but the move aimed at quelling months of unrest sparked immediate rallies, widespread clashes and vows to defy the new law https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/241753-hong-kong-face-mask-ban-updates-october-2019