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Rebecca Falconer

Hong Kong's mask ban passed by CEO Carrie Lam is unconstitutional, court rules

Masked protesters march in Hong Kong, Nov. 5. Photo: Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images

The Hong Kong mask ban passed by chief executive Carrie Lam is "unconstitutional," the semiautonomous territory's High Court ruled Monday, per Bloomberg.

Why it matters: Protesters reacted with outrage when Lam passed the ban last month in an emergency law giving Hong Kong officials more powers. Protesters have constantly defied the ban, which they said was designed to suppress them.

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