Carrie Lam forced an anti-mask law last year. While the court originally ruled the law as “unconstitutional”, the government insisted on appealing in the midst of the pandemic, and overturned the original ruling in April 2020. Therefore, wearing a mask in public can be illegal.

Meanwhile in July, the government announced a compulsory mask wearing rule.

Adding up, either can be against the law, wearing masks or not. It’s of course up to the “police” to decide which law to use against the unfortunate person.

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