China slaps down HK court over mask ban

Updated November 19 2019 - 12:03pm, first published 12:00pm
University students wear Guy Fawkes masks during a protest at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
University students wear Guy Fawkes masks during a protest at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

China's top legislature says Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on the constitutionality of legislation under the city's Basic Law, which includes a proposed ban on face masks, state news agency Xinhua reports.

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