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HAPPENING NOW: People wearing masks are protesting against a potential ban on face masks that Hong Kong's government is expected to announce Friday afternoon

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#HongKongProtests #香港

@business "If Hong Kong falls, the whole world falls."

This man explains why he's out protesting in central Hong Kong. Carrie Lam plans to hold a special Legislative Council meeting to discuss a mask ban that could be imposed under emergency laws

#HongKongProtests #香港

@business "To ban this will just make Hong Kong people even more angry."

This protester explains why he thinks a potential mask ban won't help quell months of #HongKongProtests
#香港

@business STOPPING TRAFFIC: Protesters are on the march taking over 1 of the main streets of Hong Kong's central district #HongKongProtests #香港

@business Hong Kong is set to ban face masks after months of #HongKongProtests.

Here's what local media says:
- Could come into effect as soon as midnight
- Up to 1 year in jail time
- Fine of HK$25,000 ($3,190)

More @business: bloom.bg/2Md57uY #香港

@business UPDATE: Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam will meet the press at 3pm local time.

The city is set to ban face masks for protesters on Friday, invoking emergency rule for the 1st time since 1997.

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#HongKongProtests #香港

@business "We are all Chinese."

Here's what happened after this man shouted at protesters in Hong Kong's Central district #HongKongProtests #香港

@business BREAKING: Hong Kong uses emergency rule to ban face masks in protests #HongKongProtests #香港

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@business Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has invoked emergency rule to ban face masks.

Here's a look at the colonial-era law
#HongKongProtests #香港

@business LOOK: Here's a hard copy of the "Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation" which bans people wearing masks who are taking part in the #HongKongProtests #香港

@business "We believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against masked violent protesters and rioters."

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has announced a ban on face masks after months of #HongKongProtests, effective tomorrow (October 5) #香港

@business Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee gives details of the face mask ban, effective tomorrow:
- Up to 1 year in jail
- HK$25,000 fine ($3,190)
- Includes masks, paint and other means to cover face
- Some exceptions related to religious, health and professional reasons #香港

@business Reporter: What if the situation continues to worsens after the face mask ban?

Here's what Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says after months of #HongKongProtests #香港

@business Reporter on Hong Kong face mask ban: "This move can be perceived as a step closer to authoritarianism like in mainland China."

Leader Carrie Lam: "Perception is perhaps not the reality." #HongKongProtests #香港

@business "Freedoms… are not without limits."

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the police have to take action because people are violating the law #HongKongProtests #香港

@business ☂️ "Not one less!"

Here's the scene in Hong Kong's Central business district after leader Carrie Lam announced a face mask ban #HongKongProtests #香港

@business "The anti-mask law will violate the freedom of Hong Kong people."

This protester is worried about the government's move to invoke emergency laws #HongKongProtests #香港

@business "We have the duty to use all available means in order to stop the escalating violence."

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has invoked emergency powers to ban face masks for protesters after months of #HongKongProtests #香港

@business WATCH: Hong Kong protesters tear away a red banner celebrating the 70th National Day of the People's Republic of China

@business Protesters set a banner celebrating China's National Day on fire after the Hong Kong government announced a ban on face masks

@business RUSH HOUR: Protesters put their masks on just minutes after they were banned by the Hong Kong government

@business "I will still keep my mask on everywhere"

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's move to ban face masks is sparking fresh protests

@business LATEST: Protesters wearing masks fill the main roads of Hong Kong after the government announced a face mask ban

@business Hong Kong's Causeway Bay station, located in a busy shopping district, is being set on fire in #AntiMaskLaw protests

@business Fire and smoke fill Causeway Bay, one of the busiest shopping districts of Hong Kong, as thousands marched to protest the new #AntiMaskLaw

@business UPDATE: Hong Kong activists Lester Shum and Leung Kwok-hung have applied for an interim injunction to stop the #AntiMaskLaw from becoming effective on October 5

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@business Riot police fire tear gas to disperse the #AntiMaskLaw protesters in Hong Kong

@business BREAKING: Hong Kong's MTR subway suspends all train services, RTHK reports

@business Watch as a man gets hit by fire and appears to drop a gun.

Bloomberg was unable to independently verify the identity of the man.

(🎥: Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper)

@business JUST IN: A Hong Kong court declines to grant injunction to suspend the #AntiMaskLaw. The ban now goes into effect at midnight local time.

The new law has sparked fresh protests on Friday

@business DEVELOPING: A 14-year-old is in serious condition after being injured during the #AntiMaskLaw protests, the Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority says bloom.bg/330H8Wz

@business Malaysia’s PM Mahathir Mohamad said Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam should resign over the recent unrest, Malaysiakini reports.

He said the protests would likely end with China taking “harsh action” against the protesters