By George Stephens • Published: 04 Oct 2019 • 9:35
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has just banned the wearing of face masks in Hong Kong.
Lam is deploying emergency powers to quell anti-government protests and one of those rulings this morning is that the wearing of a face mask is now illegal.
The mask, of course, is the protesters favourite to hide their faces from CCTV and Hong Kong police who they are in a constant battle with.
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