Thousands of citizens raised their voices in masks on the 5th, when Hong Kong's “Mask Prohibition Law” came into force, aware of the risks of being held. However, the police did not show a forceful attitude and the scale of the demonstration was limited. It's like a nerve warfare where you can see each other, but a big demonstration has been called for on the 6th, and the situation is fluid.
On the 5th day of the first day of the enforcement of the masking ban, voluntary protests took place in various parts of Hong Kong and continued until night.
Demonstrations began at noon in Causeway Bay, a busy downtown area on Hong Kong Island. Under the masking prohibition law, it is illegal to participate in demonstrations without police permission, but thousands of participants dare to wear sunglasses and masks. She marched to Central in the center of Hong Kong Island, saying, “There is no sin in the mask” and “There is no reason for bad law”.
A man (28) of a company employee who participated wearing a black mask said, “The government unilaterally decided the demonstrators to be mob, and made the law as they like. A woman (25) who works in a beauty shop participates in a demonstration during a work break. “I want to sue with such a ridiculous law that this act becomes a crime. I don't expect anything from the Hong Kong government.”
There were protests in various places, such as people walking in the sidewalk while holding hands in masks, near the downtown area of Kowloon Peninsula, Mongkok.
At the beginning of the demonstration, police officers were sparse and did not show movement to approve demonstrators. ing.
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