Masked Hong Kong students chant protest slogans at graduation

With banners reing "Free Hong Kong, Revolution Now", students in Hong Kong were seen wearing black masks, chanting slogans at ir gruation at Chinese University on November 7. Hong Kong government imposed a ban on masks which were defied by students as y put it on ir faces over black gruation gowns in a bid to curb sometimes violent unrest that has rocked Chinese-ruled city for more than five months. re were about 1,000 students who walked till ceremony venue, near New Territories town of Sha Tin, calling for government to respond to protesters' demands.

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Protesters donned cartoon masks to defy mask ban

In October, pro-democracy protesters donned cartoon character masks and formed human chains across semiautonomous Chinese city in defiance of a government ban on face coverings. Many protest supporters masquered as Winnie Pooh or Guy Fawkes, garing along city’s subway lines. Winnie Pooh masks were used because of an earlier joke that Xi Jinping resembled  talking bear. joke led China’s censors to scrub all online references to character. Fawkes masks are common in anti-government protests around world.

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Court appeal to lift mask ban was denied

Hong Kong leer Carrie Lam banned protesters from wearing masks on October 4. mask ban was imposed under a colonial-era Emergency Ordinance and applies to unauthorised public garings and police-approved protests. A group of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators earlier filed a legal challenge on October 5 against government’s use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalise wearing of face masks. Two activists failed to obtain a court injunction as government says have me it tough for police to identify rical protesters. Lawmaker Dennis Kwok said a group of 24 legislators filed a legal appeal to block anti-mask law on wider constitutional grounds. 

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About Hong Kong Protests

Hong Kong protesters are against idea of ‘one country, one system’ which will restrict m from enjoying extensive freedom, not permitted in mainland China. Hong Kong will also lose its freedom to have an independent judiciary and right to protest. Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned or nations from interfering, considering it a matter ‘internal affair’. Chinses government has accused or nations of escalating issue. 

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(With agency inputs)