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Hong Kong Demonstrators Continue Anti-Government Protests, Clashes With Riot Police

Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets on Sunday, marking the 18th week of protests. Many wore face masks despite a new government ban on wearing them at public gatherings.
Pro-democracy protests continued for the 18th week in Hong Kong on Sunday. Demonstrators continued to wear face masks and goggles despite a ban put into place by the city's chief executive Carrie Lam on Friday.

Anti-government protests in Hong Kong continued on Sunday as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to defy the ban on face masks that went into effect just days earlier.

Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam announced Friday that she would use colonial-era emergency powers to enforce the ban that targets

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