Protests Continue In Hong Kong

SCMP: Hong Kong protests: hundreds take to streets in second straight day of defiance against newly imposed anti-mask law

* Messages circulated on the internet called for protests in more than 20 areas, including hotspots such as Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui and Sha Tin
* In Sheung Shui, masked radicals vandalised a number of shops, including Arome Bakery, China Mobile, Best Mart 360 and a pharmacy

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on Saturday in the second straight day of defiance against a newly imposed anti-mask law, while dozens of radicals vandalised shops in the border town of Sheung Shui.

The new law came into force at midnight on Friday and, in a first, officers at Mong Kok Police Station, a regular flashpoint during protests, warned a crowd of about 100 gathered outside late on Saturday to remove any face coverings immediately or they could face criminal charges.

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More News On The Continuing Protests In Hong Kong

Hong Kong metro system partially reopens as city braces for further protests -- Reuters
Hong Kong protesters return to streets as transport is paralysed -- France 24
Hong Kong: Transport paralysed in clampdown on rioters -- BBC
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam calls on public to condemn violence and rioters after ‘very dark night’ in city -- SCMP
Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam denounces 'very dark night' of violence -- ABC News Online
Hong Kong protesters defy face mask ban and take to the streets for second night of unrest as lawmakers launch bid to have the rule overturned -- Daily Mail
Hong Kong lawmakers challenge mask ban as protests persist -- AP
For Hong Kong protesters, masks shield against Big Brother -- AP
Hong Kong emergency law 'marks start of authoritarian rule' -- Verna Yu, The Guardian

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