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Hong Kong invokes emergency powers to ban protester masks

Police chase flash mobs through the night; entire MTR rail system shut down

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference in the city on Friday.   © Reuters
DEAN NAPOLITANO, Nikkei Asian Review deputy editor, and NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writer | Hong Kong, Macao

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong officials invoked sweeping emergency powers that would ban the wearing of masks by protesters during demonstrations.

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