Barrister: Ordinance would allow government to exercise strong control
Updated 13:04, 30-Aug-2019
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In response to the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the chief executive Carrie Lam says the government is not ruling out invoking its Emergency Regulations Ordinance to stop the violence. So what exactly is the Emergency Regulations Ordinance? Kacee Ting, Executive Council Vice Chairman for Hong Kong Legal Exchange Foundation, has this to say.