Hong Kong's government may curb access to the internet in a bid to contain months of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests, a cabinet member told on Monday, after an emergency-law ban on demonstrators wearing face masks failed to quell the unrest.

Hong Kong cabinet member floats internet curbs to contain unrest

Hong Kong's rail operator partially reopened the city's metro system on Sunday after an unprecedented shutdown but kept many typically busy stations closed as the Chinese territory braced for large demonstrations later in the day.

Hong Kong metro system partially reopens as city braces for further protests

Chinese soldiers issued a warning to Hong Kong protesters on Sunday who shone lasers at their barracks in the city, in the first direct interaction with mainland military forces in four months of anti-government demonstrations.

Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong warn protesters as emergency rules fail to quell unrest

Hong Kong police and protesters clashed on Sunday as tens of thousands marched through the central city wearing face masks in defiance of colonial-era emergency powers which threaten them with a year in prison for hiding their faces.

Petrol bombs and tear gas rock Hong Kong as thousands defy mask ban

Hong Kong's bid to ban face masks has backfired. Tens of thousands of protesters marched through central Hong Kong on Sunday wearing face masks in defiance of colonial-era emergency powers which threaten them with a year in prison for hiding their faces. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong protests: Protesters brave rain to defy face mask ban

Hong Kong police fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters on Sunday after tens of thousands hit the streets once more to defy a ban on face masks despite half the city's subway stations remaining closed.

Police fire tear gas as large crowds defy Hong Kong mask ban

Hong Kong protests: Pro-democracy lawmakers challenge face mask ban

Hong Kong's bid to ban face masks has backfired. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong face mask ban prompts thousands to protest

Video of a Chinese office worker being punched by a Hong Kong democracy supporter as a crowd chanted "go home" has caused outrage on the mainland, highlighting widening polarisation in the financial hub.

Outrage in China as Hong Kong democracy supporter assaults mainlander, crowd chants 'go home'

A Hong Kong court rejected on Sunday a challenge to an emergency law criminalising protesters wearing face masks as democracy activists hit the streets again in defiance of the ban despite half the city's subway stations remaining closed.

Hong Kong court rejects mask ban challenge as fresh protests break out

Hong Kong protests: Thousands defy government face mask ban

In one peaceful community previously untouched by the months of unrest that have shaken Hong Kong, it was an unexpected sight, the methodical ransacking of the local subway station over a three-hour period.

Violence reaches a once peaceful Hong Kong suburb

Hong Kong's rail operator said the entire metro system would remain shut on Saturday in an unprecedented move as the city braced for more demonstrations after a night of chaos when police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations.

Hong Kong metro system to remain shut as city reels from night of violent protests

Hong Kong fell eerily silent on Saturday, with the subway and most shopping malls closed in an unprecedented shutdown of one of the world's biggest commercial centres after the government invoked emergency measures to curb months of unrest.

Hong Kong goes quiet as subway, shops close after night of violence

United Nations Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet said Saturday she was "troubled" by Hong Kong's increasingly violent pro-democracy protests and stressed that any measures to quell the unrest must be grounded in law.

United Nations Rights chief says troubled by Hong Kong violence

Hundreds of masked protesters thronged the streets of Hong Kong on Saturday (October 5), many of them wearing masks in open defiance of government face mask ban.

Hong Kong: Thousands defy government face mask ban

Protesters read out a declaration in a Hong Kong shopping mall for a provisional government Friday in response to an anti-mask law announced by Carrie Lam, the city's embattled leader.

Hong Kong: Protesters gather in mall to read out declaration forming provisional city government

Hong Kong’s metro system stayed shut on Saturday, paralysing transport in the Asian financial hub after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations.

Hundreds return to Hong Kong streets as metro, shops shut after violence

As violence flares in Hong Kong, a look at controversial anti-mask ban

Pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong in defiance of a ban on face masks as much of the city ground to a halt on Saturday with the subway suspended and swathes of shops and malls shuttered following another night of violence.

Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to halt

Hong Kong is set to enact an emergency law to ban face masks at rallies, media reported on Thursday (October 3), as authorities grapple with nearly four months of anti-government protests. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong might ban face masks in bid to curb violence

China Steps Up Authoritarian Crackdown On Pro-Democracy Protesters In Hong Kong.

Gravitas: Hong Kong outlaws face masks: Colonial-era emergency law invoked!

Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters marched in the city centre on Friday ahead of reported plans by the city’s embattled leader to deploy emergency powers to ban people from wearing masks in a bid to quash four months of anti-government demonstrations.

HKG protesters rally against possible mask ban

Hong Kong's government was expected to meet Friday to discuss using a colonial-era emergency law to ban pro-democracy protesters from wearing face masks, in a move opponents said would be a turning point that tips the financial hub into authoritarianism.

Hong Kong government to meet today to discuss face mask ban at protests

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