Hong Kong: Police fire shots during face mask ban protests

Subscribe to our channel! Police fired shots at protesters in Hong Kong on Friday after the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a ban on face masks following months of unrest. Many protesters defied the government’s plan, wearing face masks, starting fires and erecting barricades. Lam invoked colonial-era emergency powers to ban facial coverings in response to violence during recent protests. The ban will take effect at midnight in Hong Kong. Protests began in March over plans