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Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam announces a ban on protesters wearing face masks, invoking colonial-era emergency powers, in a bid to end months of violent protests. SOUNDBITE
People in Hong Kong protest amid reports the city will ban wearing of masks at rallies. IMAGES
The United States denounces Hong Kong's ban on a protest song sung by pro-democracy demonstrators, saying it further tarnishes the financial hub's reputation. "The decision to ban this song is the latest blow to the international reputation of a city that previously prided itself on having an independent judiciary protecting the free exchange of information, ideas and goods," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters flood Hong Kong's financial and shopping districts, defying a police ban and a sweeping crackdown which saw several key activists and lawmakers arrested. IMAGES
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defy a police ban on rallying in Hong Kong, a day after several leading activists and lawmakers were arrested in a sweeping crackdown. IMAGES
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