Chinese authorities contemplating Internet ban in Hong Kong

A top Hong Kong official said on a local radio program on Oct. 7 that the government is open to the proposal of banning people from accessing the internet in the future if protests continue unabated.

The official’s comments drew concern among the residents of Hong Kong.

To quell the protests, the city government recently bypassed the legislature and enacted an anti-mask law. The regulation was invoked under a colonial-era Emergency Regulation Ordinance that gives the Hong Kong leader broad powers to enact rules, suspend communications, and make arrests.

Via The Epoch Times