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Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to halt

Thousands staged unsanctioned marches and flashmob protests at, a day after the city's leader outlawed face coverings at protests, invoking colonial-era emergency powers not used for half a century. [AFP]

Masked pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong in defiance of a ban on face coverings as much of the city ground to a halt on Saturday, with the subway suspended and many shops shuttered following another night of violence.

Thousands of protesters staged unsanctioned marches and flashmob protests at multiple locations, a day after the city's leader outlawed face coverings at protests, invoking colonial-era emergency powers not used for half a century.

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