Hong Kong's government may censor the internet to try and contain anti-Beijing protests, semi-autonomous territory's cabinet member says
A riot police officer clashes with a protester during an anti-government rally in central Hong Kong, China, October 6, 2019.
The surge in protests was in response to the Hong Kong government's announcement on Friday it would invoke colonial-era emergency laws not used for more than 50 years to ban demonstrators from wearing face masks. "At this stage, the government will consider all legal means to stop the riots," Ip told Commercial Radio.The internet has been crucial to protesters, who have no public leaders and use online forums and encrypted messaging apps to mobilise.On Monday morning, a male university student and a 38-year-old woman were the first people to be charged with illegally wearing masks as supporters packed the courtroom, many wearing face coverings.
Many said they feared the implementation of the colonial-era law to ban face masks was just the first of more emergency orders to come. After Beijing and local leaders took a hard stance to the initial protests, the demonstrations snowballed into a wider movement calling for more democratic freedoms and police accountability.The past week has seen a particularly intense stretch of protests.
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