Taipei Times
Date: Oct 06, 2019
By: Peng Wan-hsin, Chung Li-hua and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Taiwan Association for Human Rights yesterday called on Hong Kong authorities not to further
A masked anti-government protester is pictured in central Hong Kong on Friday.
Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) on Friday invoked emergency powers to ban protesters from wearing masks at protests.
The move, aimed at quelling months of unrest, sparked immediate rallies and widespread clashes, with protesters vowing to defy the ban.
The association yesterday called on the Taiwanese government to coordinate a meeting of government agencies to quickly respond to the situation and uphold Article 18 of the Act Governing Relations with Hong Kong and Macau (香港澳門關係條例). [FULL STORY]
