The Hong Kong government is considering enacting a “mask-inhibiting law” that restricts participants from covering their faces with masks during demonstrations. There is an aim to check some of the violent protesters, and the Chinese side is also encouraging legislation. Hong Kong democrats argue that the demonstrations are more peaceful than the rest of the country, and are repelled by the government.
In demonstrations that continue in Hong Kong, participants who face the police at the forefront often cover their faces with goggles or gas masks. In addition to taking measures against the tear bullets that the police shoot, the police will shoot their face and prevent them from being restrained later.
An official from the Hong Kong government announced that it was considering the legislation in mid-month. On the 18th, the Chinese edition of the People's Daily report of the Communist Party's newspaper published a criticism calling for an early enactment, saying that the Hong Kong government is hesitant. According to Hong Kong media, European countries and US states have laws that prohibit masked demonstrations.
In Hong Kong on the 21st, the police ...
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